DEF1106 First Assessment Project: Pocket Wi-Fi Booster for University Users

DEF1106 First Assessment Project
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Step 1, Select a design that you would like to test with its users....................................................4
Step 2, Identify users that you will ask questions of.......................................................................6
Step 3, Decide what questions to ask and what questioning methods to use..................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
The report here revolves around the difficulty of weak Wi-Fi signal existing in university and
then examining the practicability and functionality of the pocket Wi-Fi booster. The Wi-Fi
booster will help in solving out the issue of university students. This project stresses on gaining
responses from the potential users for the design. We have to show that how the design is
effective in achieving the goal and how good is the information sharing.
I have here generated two parts of a questionnaire to get all the possible knowledge about users
in university, a user here are academic staff, administration staff and students.
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Step 1, Select a design that you would like to test with its users.
The design which is selected is pocket WiFi booster which will solve the prime purpose of the
University of a weak Wi-Fi signal. Most people install WiFi in their universities to utilize the
internet connection on much of the devices but it comes with limitation as it is not possible for
WiFi router to provide with the needed coverage. When trouble is been faced with getting a
strong and stable WiFi signal at some parts of the university, the possible solution here can be
the usage of WiFi booster to improve the network coverage area.
WiFi booster here refers to the upgradation modem like a satellite dish or a wireless antenna kit.
It will boost up the received WiFi signal, enhancing the power transmitted and increasing up the
speed of the internet. Different boosters consist of different frequency capacity and bands and
even some boosters can increase the strength of signal up to 6 times. It strengthens internet speed
and network signal also. Plus point here is that it works best in multi-storied buildings like
universities are (Acito, 2016).
Using Wi-Fi booster is important because of the following reasons and features-
Features of Wi-Fi boosters-
1. It helps in getting high performance which means gain can be from 7 dB to 15 dB.
2. It is free from cable as it does not require any physical connection for wireless devices.
3. It does not need any battery or any power plug.
4. It is portable, lightweight and compact too.
5. It is very easy to store and quick to set-up.
6. It is very simple to understand and also has very less cost of manufacturing.
Potential uses of Wi-Fi boosters-
1. It is helpful in boosting the dead zones at universities, workplace or home.
2. It provides with wireless communications system or structure for a purpose like an
emergency, rescue workers and field.
3. It also enhances camping, remote/ outside experiences and hunting.
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4. It supports wireless sensor networks or (Radio frequency identification) RFID (Nasa,
2018).
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Step 2, Identify users that you will ask questions of.
A Focus group is an assembly of selected people who tend to participate in a scheduled
discussion to elicit the perception of users over a specific area or topic of interest. The focus
group comes collective with purpose and allows users of the group to influence and interact with
each other at the time of considering and discussing perspectives and ideas. This method focuses
on getting information from users when quantitative data is been produced. It gains an advantage
over another kind of market research because it is flexible by design, brand knowledge, services,
capitalize ability of decision-makers in interacting with users or products. The success of focus
group contributes to the quality of outcomes depending on outcomes and robust findings
(Devault, 2018).
It is a market research method which helps in providing feedback in regards to a concept, service
or product. Advantages and disadvantages of focus groups are discussed below.
Advantages of Focus group-
1. A window into users heads- In-person focus group permits any company to fetch
valuable acumens into how a user think of different topics, services, brand or services in
general. Different perspectives and opinions will emerge which gather to paint a thorough
picture.
2. Companies are able to see the action in research- Companies have the opportunity of
observing the discussion of the group after a one-way mirror. The data here is not
misrepresented or diluted in a report.
3. Quick data collection- In just one stretch of the 90-minute discussion, the company is
able to gather valuable insights. It is convenient when analyzing huge survey responses
and individual interviews.
Disadvantages of Focus group-
1. Few voices are gaudier when compared to others- People here can be introvert and
extrovert also so it is important to get all the valuable opinions. There must also be some
rules wherein no person is allowed to speaking over some other.
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2. May not be demonstrative of the whole target market- True societal representation cannot
be done so only small portion must be represented of any target market. Output must be
used to feed up any supplementary research instead of relying on the discussion and
keeping it as a prime source.
3. Honest insights- While discussing some topics or products which are sensitive in nature,
here moderator might not provide with any real usable data or information and also group
setting may not seem appropriate (Poppulo, 2017).
User to ask questions-
There are many kinds of authorities in universities with varied designations and also students
from varied courses to which we need to ask questions.
In Administrations staff, people hold a position like Chief executive, Educational and
administrative head, President, Provost, Chancellor, Vice-chancellor, Principal and Registrar. In
Academics staff, teachers hold the position of Head Professor, Senior Professors, Associate
Professor, Assistant Professor, Trainee Professors and Lab Assistants.
While there are numbers of students pursuing different courses like Arts and Humanities,
Business and Management, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicines, Natural
Sciences, Social Sciences, Accounting and Finance, Agriculture and Forestry, Communication
and Media studies, Drama, Dance and Cinematics, Hospitality, Leisure, recreation and Tourism.
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Step 3, Decide what questions to ask and what questioning methods to use.
To decide on what questions needs to be asked to solve the specific purpose, there is need to
carry forward with 5 step creative process which goes with preparation, incubation, illumination,
evaluation and elaboration. Below is the questioning method which needs to be used.
1. Preparation- This stage depicts about absorbing much of the information and gets to
know completely about the project. This information will be helpful in next stages.
2. Incubation- All information collected will be used to construct a creation. Here the idea is
not behind getting a solution but to continuously mull over the notion.
3. Illumination- When idea matures then it’s time to shape all the thoughts so that ideas can
make sense. It will bring up the ideas on the forefront.
4. Evaluation- The work to do here is of evaluating the insight which is worth pursuing. The
changes here may occur to get the clarity in solution. It also needs a proper consultation
with the supervisors to get everything right.
5. Implementation- It is a solution in the model of the creative process where the person
begins with the transformation of the process to get to a final product. Here it needs to
continue for ideas execution and make amendments till the final product is reached
(Dagostino, 2015).
So, here we are first going to make a questionnaire so that we can get reviews on the pocket Wi-
Fi booster and hence can work on it further if any changes are to be made.
I will be generating two parts of Questionnaire here, Part 1 and Part 2 which will be answered by
administration staff, academics staff and students of the university.
Questionnaire
PART 1
Q1. What is your gender?
 Male  Female  Other
Q2. Your age group lies between
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 15 - 19  20 - 24  25 – 30  Over 30
Q4. What is your existing education level?
 Pursuing Undergraduate  Undergraduate  Postgraduate or above
Q5. How many electronic devices you generally use?
 0 – 1  2 – 4  5 or more
PART 2
Q6. Are you facing the problem of weak Wi-Fi signal?
 Always  Sometimes  Never
Q7. Do you think Wi-Fi booster can help university?
 Yes  No
Q8. Will pocket Wi-Fi booster helpful outside the building?
 Yes Probably  No
Q9. Will the pocket Wi-Fi booster cover corners and isolated places of the building?
 Always  Often Sometimes  Never
Q10. Will Wi-Fi signal be affected by concrete/ metal obstructions?
 Yes Probably  No
Q11. Can Wi-Fi be accessed to the roof-top?
 Always  Often Sometimes  Never
Q12. Is there any need for taking some precautionary measures while its operation?
 Always  Sometimes  Never
Q13. Should there be the installation of any backup plan in case any fault occurrence?
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 Yes  No
Q14. Are you ready to pay for smart backup system implementation?
 Yes  No
Q15. Are Android or ios phones playing any role in Wi-Fi booster?
 Yes Probably  No
Q16. Does the weight of Wi-Fi booster impact on its signal strength?
 Yes Probably  No
Q17. What must be done to enhance the design for the benefit of the university?
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Q18. Specify with any requirements you particularly require?
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Conclusion
In this project to gain feedback from users, we have done everything in 3 steps. In step 1, a
design needs to be selected which is required to test with its users and here I covered with all the
benefits and potential uses of Wi-Fi booster. In step 2, users need to be identified from which
questions need to be asked and here users are mainly those people who are in the university. In
step 3, the questionnaire is prepared for the staff members and students to get to know with all
their views. So, the project here is successfully completed.
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References
 Acito, D., (2016). Wi-Fi Booster vs Extender. [online] Available at:
https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/acitodg/wi-fi-booster-vs-extender-111715 [Accessed 21 Mar.
2018].
 Dagostino, A. (2015). 5 Stages of the Creative Process with James Taylor. [online] Available
at: http://blog.creativelive.com/5-stages-of-the-creative-process-with-james-taylor/ [Accessed
21 Mar. 2018].
 Devault, G., (2018). What Is a Market Research Focus Group?. [online] Available at:
https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-a-market-research-focus-group-2296907 [Accessed 21
Mar. 2018].
 Nasa, (2018). [online] Available at:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/592198main_MSC-24525-Port-Sig-Boostr.pdf
[Accessed 21 Mar. 2018].
 Poppulo, (2017). Advantages and disadvantages of focus groups. [online] Available at:
https://www.poppulo.com/blog/focus-group-advantages-and-disadvantages/ [Accessed 21
Mar. 2018].
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