#wk08

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occured near Pripyat, north of Ukrainian on 26th April 1986. Upon test simulations of an electrical power outage, a safety problem was seen through the operating gap of about one minute for maintaining cooling water circulation until power could be provided from backup generators. This was because it could overheat the nuclear reactor’s core. On the fourth test trial, it was delayed for 10hrs which lead to unstable operating conditions and combined to the reactor design flaws and disabled nuclear reactor systems led to an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction. As a result, a large explosion ocurred and caused the spread of radioactive debris. Mitigation measures were implemented to stop the spread, by building an enclosure around the nuclear reactor. Despite this, it’s casualties suffer from radiation syndrome and cancers.

The main things to point out from this disaster was

The one minute gap, a safety risk that they tried to reduce by conducting numerous tests with new designs

The inadequately trained personnel (test supervisor) who did not follow procedure which lead to the unstable operating conditions. The automatic shutdown mechanisms were also disabled, going against safety regulations

The struggle to safeguard against hazards immediately after the accident

For week 8′s learning module activity we aer asked to find an example of something in everyday life that could be easily faked to see how important authentication is and explain how it might be achieved. Below is what I have came up with:

Having completed the project and being able to successfully copy files to a USB, I decided to compare my achievements to the initial project criteria.

Provide indepth knowledge of the program/script used to copy files to a usb

As it was difficult finding documentations for batch files, I had to research off given codes and play around with them before I was able to understand what each line of coding did

In these blog posts [1, 2, 3], I have explained in great detail on what each line of coding does and how it operates as well as a bit of background behind the scripts

Demonstrate its use and the ability to copy certain folders and file types

I figured out how to copy certain folders and file types here by changing the pathname and looking up on different file types

Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of stealing information through this method and suggest ways of improvement

I’ve created a blog post outlining the main advantages and disadvantages of the  USB copier as well as ways of improvement

Explain its use in different situations, its threats and how it can be prevented

Here, I’ve outlined a few scenarios on how you would use the USB such as on a friend, a company or in a library

I’ve listed the main threats and prevention measures to mitigate the threats

This coming Thursday you will have group work time until 2pm. Please be in the classroom no later than 2pm on Thursday.

Prepare for kicking off project 2 with the following:

1. An email to me with your team name, cc'ing your teammates.

2. A summary (2–3 paragraphs) of urban ag with respect to CSAs and NSAs. i.e. What are they? How do they work? What is the appeal of them to their subscribers?

3. Research questions for the stakeholder interview Thursday afternoon.

Final crit for your infographic posters will start at 11:30am on Tuesday.

Be sure to finalize, print, and pin up your posters by then.

Begin to think about project 2:

Decide on which of your subtopics you will focus on.

Decide what medium you will use: sculpture, motion (with After Effects), interactive (prototyped with InDesign or Fireworks).

Write your project intent (a paragraph, 4 or 5 sentences minimum).

Once you get through #3, you may start sketching. 

Read

Style Tiles as a Web Design Process Tool

Our New Responsive Design Deliverable: The Style Prototype

Begin refining your mockups based on feedback you received in class. For Tuesday, create

3–4 polished comps, excluding homescreen

3 homescreen comps: desktop, tablet, mobile

UI style guide with various functional elements

Read Boxes and Arrows on PDF prototypes.

Review Prototyping chapter 7 – “Powerpoint and Keynote". (Zaki Warfel)

Write a reflective overview of your prototyping process thus far

For each testing participant, summarize feedback you received: What worked? What needs improvement? What recommendations did you receive? (50–100 words/ participant)

 What revisions will you make? What revisions won't you make, and why? (100–150w)

Summarize your overall process so far: (150–200 words) concept development & validation, paper prototyping, and usability testing process.

Based on the above, refine the pitch for your app/ interface: What is it? Whom is it for? What does it do/ help the user do? Why should I/ the user care?

Compile a process document*; export as PDF. Include the following:

boilerplate** & page numbers

table of contents

your pitch (#3 above)

your taskflow

your scanned sketches

any digital artifacts you created (Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, etc.)

your reflective overview (#1 above)

your testing script

your testing summary (#2 above)

any other documentation (photos, video stills)

*Don't worry about a full design.

Read about detailed design and the aesthetics of interaction:

Seductive Interaction Design* pp. 10b–24, 33 (Anderson)

Designing for the Digital Age pp. 551–556a, 571–579a (Goodwin)

*See Dropbox. Create detailed look+feel mockups** of your redesigned interface: 1. Make any necessary changes to your wireframes. 2. Choose two experience attributes (core values) from the list we brainstormed:

streamlined

approachable

trustworthy

effective

3. For each chosen experience attribute, design the look+feel for 2–3 screens of your interface: a screen containing a form, one containing a date+time picker, and—if you are feeling ambitious—the home screen.

Use your wireframes as the basis for your UI.

You should create two sets of mockups: the same 2 or 3 screens with 2 different look+feels.

Focus on one experience attribute at a time. Do not combine them.