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- It takes a long time for a user to switch between modes, so if the user needs to mark multiple different types of shifts, the efficiency will be worse.
- Admins can't see who is on the schedule for a particular day from the same view where they approve schedules, which might mean that they had to go back and forth a lot to see if they have sufficient instructor coverage.
Safety
Pros:
- It is easy to undo any change by using the delete shift mode.
- A user is unlikely to accidentally delete a shift since they have to actually select a specific mode.
- Instructors can't modify each others schedules.
- Instructor will immediately see if they selected the wrong shifts since they see everything in one view.
- The schedule is always modifiable with admin approval so no change is impossible to recover
Cons:
- A user may forget which mode he/she is in and sign up for the wrong discipline. We try to mitigate this by having the mouse cursor change. While this can be undone, it takes time. Furthermore the user might not notice that the icon was incorrect and the wrong shift was selected. This would be especially bad if he was submitting a change schedule request and then had to submit a separate one that had to be approved again if a mistake was made.
- Admins may accidentally not have enough instructors for a particular day since the approval does not show them who else is on the schedule for a given day when making changes
Design 2
Storyboard
Darryl would like to enter the schedule for the new season. He sets the first possible date to 12/9 and the last possible date to 3/23. He also selects which shifts will offer children’s and racing lessons and which days will offer the night shift.
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