ALLEN COCHRAN


                      A System Evaluation of
                      Using an Automated Teller Machine


THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY            ALLEN J COCHRAN
Integrated Systems Engineering 770   OSU Graduate Student, Design
Professor Phil Smith.131             allenjcochran@gmail.com
Autumn 2010                          www.allenjcochran.com
Overview




Task Overview
User Group
Method
Critical Defects
Functional Positives
Functional Negatives
General Conclusions
Design Recommendations




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Task Overview




                                                                       Automated Teller Machine




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                                                                    Checking                                            Withdrawing
                                                                    An Account                                          Cash from
                                                                    Balance                                             Checking




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User Group




                                                                                        Non-Specific
                                                                                        Wide-rage of potential users
                                                                                        Commonality of the task
                                                                                        Interconnectivity of banking systems
                                                                                        Estimated to be 14 years and older
                                                                                        Used by a range of technologically savy people




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Method & Task Analyzed




                   Smart Guy


                                                                                         Expert Review
                                                                                         Critique of task oriented interaction with system
                                                                                         System is specifically task oriented
                                                                                         Users are on the go
                                                                                         Pressure of time




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Critical Defects




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                                                                                       Trust

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Functional Positives




Well... the system seems to work


Regularity of task performed


Minimal learning curve with system


Regardless of errors, if enough buttons are pushed,
a positive result will be reached.




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but maybe I’m just being nice.
Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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Functional Negatives




Page titles are misleading
Graphics are confusing
Too many haptic choices
Directions don’t afford easiest solution
No breadcrumb trails
Lack of user awareness of location
Confusing taxonomy, i.e. “transaction”




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General Conclusions




System is somewhat usable
Significant room for improvement
Graphics are poor and relate badly
Too many choices of physical buttons related to too few on screen choices
On screen reading is too much for regular time-on-task




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Design Recommendations




Label pages with appropriate titles
Use graphics or words, not both.
If both graphics and words are used, combine as buttons
Change to a touch screen, rather than multiple button panels and a screen
Clarify actions so that one gesture affords an intuitive action
Provide location awareness to users, such as page transitions or a breadcrumb trail
Clean up taxonomical issues
Combine screens when possible.




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THANK YOU!


                     Questions or Thoughts?




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