Grant: Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
$45,688.00
User eXperience Research (UXR) Lab
EF 2013-14
Résumé
The User eXperience Research (UXR) Lab is a new collaborative undertaking between the Design Centre and the Health and Wellness Research Centre at Algonquin College. The Lab will address an emerging need for both Centres and the College more broadly, in providing external clients conducting applied research collaborations with the college to access a methodology to enhance the marketability of their end-products through enhanced user experience. The Design Centre has an already established expertise in user focused design, but lacks the specialized equipment to formally assess usability and user experience. The recently established Health and Wellness Research Centre has a focus on advancing medical devices and technologies and in particular the emerging area of mobile medical technologies for which usability and technology assessment are particularly critical in terms of patient safety. This proposal will bring together the hardware, software and collaborative communications technologies needed to foster enhanced user experience research.
Programme
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
461451-2013
Name nom
Holmes, Kevin
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
2324
Institution établissement
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
45688
Program id
CARTI
Program name en
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Program name fr
Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1562
Committee name en
Applied Research Tools and Instrument Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée
Area of application code
1207
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Information, computer and communication technologies
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'information, des ordinateurs et des réseaux de communications
Research subject code
1701
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Engineering design
Research subject fr
Conception technique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
User eXperience Research (UXR) Lab
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The User eXperience Research (UXR) Lab is a new collaborative undertaking between the Design Centre and the Health and Wellness Research Centre at Algonquin College. The Lab will address an emerging need for both Centres and the College more broadly, in providing external clients conducting applied research collaborations with the college to access a methodology to enhance the marketability of their end-products through enhanced user experience. The Design Centre has an already established expertise in user focused design, but lacks the specialized equipment to formally assess usability and user experience. The recently established Health and Wellness Research Centre has a focus on advancing medical devices and technologies and in particular the emerging area of mobile medical technologies for which usability and technology assessment are particularly critical in terms of patient safety. This proposal will bring together the hardware, software and collaborative communications technologies needed to foster enhanced user experience research.
