Weekly Report 6 - 10/11/09

The weekly meeting with Brian and Phil on Friday 6th raised some issues with the level incorporating both methods of paranoia as they may cancel each other out or compliment each other. How would the team know which method was the effective one when measuring any paranoia? If the level is split into different sections to accommodate tasks, will the order of completing those tasks effect the outcome? The team asked if the test subjects could be recorded on camera when taking the test, this was another ethics issue and Brian again said that informed consent could work as long as the recording is destroyed afterwards when not needed or if the subject refused. However if the subject knew they were being recorded, it might affect their performance and the results, so the decision to inform them after the test takes place became the preferred option. Brian and Phil mentioned the 'Think Aloud Protocol' which means the subject could discuss how they are feeling at certain points within the test.

The team met up to receive feedback on the concept document from Claire and Amanda on Tuesday 10th November. During the inital stages of the meeting with Claire and Amanda, the team were told that they had never marked a concept document this highly before for this assignment. To say this left a positive feeling would be an understatement! Some useful feedback was received such as, when citing or referencing other research and models, a nutshell definition must accompany the reference. There were some unfounded sentences and the professionals mentioned have to be located.

Generally, the team have to make sure to explain certain aspects of the document, and cannot assume the readers know what they mean. Team meetings with professionals were mentioned but could be expanded upon, for instance what were the team's aims, questions, results, and interview notes. The need for a totally neutral test has to be emphasised, the team is not trying to create the opposite. The team should explain the reasoning for using any equipment. High key lighting could be expanded upon such as how and why it is used. Also, how is the C-map represented in the group work? It is useful to keep this C-map as it was the team's first idea of paranoia, but newer versions can be implemented.