Validating Design Patterns for Mobile Groupware Applications by Expert Users: a USAER Case

Authors

  • Huizilopoztli Luna-García Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas
  • Ricardo Mendoza-González Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes
  • Miguel Vargas Martin University of Ontario
  • Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes
  • Francisco J. Álvarez-Rodríguez Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes
  • Laura C. Rodríguez-Martínez Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13053/cys-20-2-2221

Keywords:

User interface, design patterns, mobile devices, groupware systems.

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to analyze the pertinence of a set of design patterns for mobile groupware applications. The pertinence of said contribution was supported by 11 participant members of an educational support group (USAER). The perception of expert users is commonly used in Human- Computer Interaction to improve and validate design strategies such as the proposed one. In this case the feedback provided by the participants helped to ensure that the knowledge offered by the set of patterns is adequate and accurate. A distilled feedback would lead to well-designed user interfaces for mobile groupware applications.

Author Biographies

Huizilopoztli Luna-García, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas

Huizilopoztli Luna-García is a Research Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (Campus Jalpa), Mexico. Currently he is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes; he holds a Master’s degree in Sciences and Information Systems from Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, and a Bachelor of Computer Science from Instituto Tecnológico de Zacatecas. His research interests are human-computer interaction, user-centered design, UX, design patterns, mobile technology, and educational technology.

Ricardo Mendoza-González, Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes

Ricardo Mendoza-González is a Research Professor at Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes (Mexico). He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2009, a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2007, and a Bachelor of Computer Science from Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2004. Dr. Mendoza-González was a member of the Mexican System of Researchers from 2010 to 2013. He has reported his work in journals such as Advances in Engineering Software and prestigious international conferences such as IEEE-CCECE, CADUI, ICIMP, and IASTED-CNIS. He collaborates with researchers of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT, Canada) and Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (Mexico). His current research interests include several topics in human-computer interaction, information security, usability, artificial intelligence, and software engineering.

Miguel Vargas Martin, University of Ontario

Miguel Vargas Martin, before joining the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Alcatel Canada and Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. He works in the area of providing security mechanisms to protect computer systems; under this umbrella, his major fields include new authentication paradigms and traffic inspection. A second research domain is the optimization of websites and virtual learning environments, where his work led to a freely available web service called Navdriver and a learning platform prototype tested in real classroom settings at UOIT.

Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes

Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga is a Professor of Computer Science at Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. He is a Researcher in human-computer interaction and web technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Human- Computer Interaction (University Toulouse 1 (UT1), Toulouse, France, 2000). He has a number of collaborations with very important researches in prestigious universities around the world. Dr. Muñoz-Arteaga has reported his work in journals, book chapters, conference papers, and technical reports, and so far has supervised over 45 students at the graduate and undergraduate level. His current research interests include several topics: human-computer interaction, mobile technologies, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Francisco J. Álvarez-Rodríguez, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes

Francisco J. Álvarez-Rodríguez is a Professor of Computer Science at Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from UNAM, Mexico (2004). He has a number of collaborations with very important researches in prestigious universities around the world. Dr. Álvarez-Rodriguez has reported his work in journals, book chapters, conference papers, and technical reports, and so far has supervised almost 40 students at the graduate and undergraduate level. His current research interests include software engineering (methodologies, metrics, among others) and distance education (educational internet technologies, learning environments, learning objects, among others).

Laura C. Rodríguez-Martínez, Instituto Tecnologico de Aguascalientes

Laura C. Rodríguez-Martinez is a full Professor at the Systems and Computing Department, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico. She obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 2009. Her research interests include software systems development processes, service-oriented software engineering, and graphical user interfaces development processes.

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Published

2016-06-25

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016): 20-2 (2016)

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