A USER CENTERED DESIGN (UCD) OF A MOBILE APP ENCOURAGING PROPER DISPOSAL OF RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS
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Sustainable waste management is one of the most important activities in any institution, as it directly influences environmental health and campus sustainability. So far, the manual methods adopted at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have proven to be inadequate,extremely confusing for users, and lacking in motivation, amongst other disadvantages.
This project emphasizes the need to adopt a more modern, user-centered digital solution. These methods include mobile apps and other digital interventions. Taking into consideration the constraints and the scope of the project, which is the University of Benin, the method proposed by this project is a User-Centered mobile application named "UNICYCLE." However, this project focuses on the UI/UX design and high-fidelity prototyping of this application, where the campus community can access educational guides, learn to sort waste, and be motivated through gamification. The system is validated by user feedback and
quantitative testing.
This project makes use of the User-Centered Design (UCD) approach, specifically the five-phase Design Thinking model (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test), to represent the designs for the system architecture.
These designs served as the framework for the final prototype. The system can handle the whole process of promoting recycling behavior, from user education and motivation to providing real-time utility, validated by an "Excellent" System Usability Scale (SUS) score of 87.0
This project emphasizes the need to adopt a more modern, user-centered digital solution. These methods include mobile apps and other digital interventions. Taking into consideration the constraints and the scope of the project, which is the University of Benin, the method proposed by this project is a User-Centered mobile application named "UNICYCLE." However, this project focuses on the UI/UX design and high-fidelity prototyping of this application, where the campus community can access educational guides, learn to sort waste, and be motivated through gamification. The system is validated by user feedback and
quantitative testing.
This project makes use of the User-Centered Design (UCD) approach, specifically the five-phase Design Thinking model (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test), to represent the designs for the system architecture.
These designs served as the framework for the final prototype. The system can handle the whole process of promoting recycling behavior, from user education and motivation to providing real-time utility, validated by an "Excellent" System Usability Scale (SUS) score of 87.0
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