torsdag 22 november 2012

Theme 5, Reflections


Topic of this was research design. I have read the following articles: "Turn Your Mobile Into the Ball: Rendering Live Football Game Using Vibration" by Réhman, S., Sun, J., Liu, L., & Li, H. and "Some Principles of Research Design in Public Health" by Rosenstock, Irwin M, Hochbaum, Godfrey M.

 The first article considers the use of vibratone for visualization of the information about football games. Mobile phones operate more and more functions. They serve not only for communication but also for fun and games. We can watch football on the phone and choose moments of interest. The phone can send information about the ball during the game. Different vibratory signals can transmit information about physical position of the ball. You can design a football experience with vibration. Video from the football match is analysed, encoded into vibro-information and transmitted to the display in the form of vibration signals.

 If we consider all the elements that influence the perception and transmission of vibration signals, it is optimal to transmit the main events of the game. The study has monitored the following uses of vibration sensation: transmission, methods of coding and vibrotactile definition. The following goals of technology use have been considered in this study: effectiveness, efficiency and optimal signal transfer. Users have been trained to acquirement of the GUI system programming. Education based on the principle of contact and visual stimulations. Students and administrative staff of Umea University were involved in the studies. The participants used the vibration function of mobile phones, 70% of them did it every day. All participants were involved in two stages of this experiment. At the end of the two stages participants answered a set of questions. The error rate was determined by comparing the original data and the data received by the participants in the experiments. After processing of the data the grade point average quality of performance was calculated. According to the results of the data ANOVA analysis was performed. The degree of correlation between different data provides an explanation of their complementarities.

 The second article describes the principles of roentgen studies of tuberculosis in the public health service. Several principles related to researches adopted in the public health were considered here. It includes design issues, review of literature, distinction between hypotheses and assumptions, data and choice of methods.
 The questions of this study were ‘Why do not people go to the research?’ and ‘Why do people go to the research?’ This approach allowed us to find the positive and negative aspects and explore them. The studies were conducted in three major cities, and 1200 persons took part in them. Participants answered 90 questions in standard forms. Research findings and scale of their application depend on quality structure of the research participants. The data were collected after the research.
 90% of the time was spent on the research and the remaining time was spent on processing of data.
The data of content analysis were analysed and generalized. Interpretation and reporting of research were made explicit.

 Conclusions
 In the design research first the preliminary tests before the development of the project are conducted. The choice of methods and technology provides the necessary data for identify goals and challenges of the research. Review of relevant literature and assumptions, definitions and hypotheses can clearly define measurable quantities. The research methods are defined and the samples types are selected for use in regular research in the future.

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