Rick Conrad Efrain Lopez III Saeed Noori

What is Experience Sampling? Survey method People’s experiences Real-time Format Paper and Pencil Handheld devices (i.e. Palm Pilot)

Existing ESP Programs ESP, PMAT (Palm OS) Desktop application to create surveys Limited response options MyExperience (Windows Mobile) Bigger feature-set for data collection XML to create surveys

Problem Experience Sampling mobile platforms up to now Difficult for researchers/clients Not intuitive for users Limited applications

There is a need for a mobile system capable of surveying peoples' thoughts, opinions, and experiences during their daily lives that requires little technical background for researchers, is intuitive for users, and includes features beneficial for social sciences data collection. GOALS easy for clients and users scalable fast and reliable Needs Statement

Requirements Development costs under $500 Available to wide range of users Anyone with Android phone should be able to use it Flexibility in survey use Q&A-oriented surveys Sensor-oriented surveys Short-term and long-term surveys Ease of use for researchers Surveys easy to create Results easy to analyze

Software Behavior (Overview) Account Create Survey Survey Results WEB APP CLIENT DEVICE USER(S)

Web App Design

Mobile App Design

Acheivements Instantaneous results Easy survey creation

Project Management & Team Work Lead Developer – Rick Conrad Overall Design Web App-Mobile App interoperability Logistics (managing server, peripheral tasks, etc…) Web App Design – Efrain Lopez Server-side controllers Web interface Social Sciences research Mobile App Design/Development – Saeed Noori Java classes for Android platform Mobile App interface Android API research Software Engineering Model - AGILE

Project Management

Social Implications Social concerns Ability to improve lives if used effectively Privacy issues Only registers users can participate Personal information provided with consent Environment Minimal impact because additional hardware not needed Security Password is hashed confirmation during sign-up process

Economic Analysis Economic viability need is there no additional cost for Android users no manufacturing issue Sustainability (costs beyond project phase) updating program maintenance porting to other mobile platforms Project costs $400 – Android Phone $25 – Developer Registration Code Size # lines of code

Demo: Version 1.0 Technology Survey example

Questions?