Prototype Photos

Iteration #1, task 1 (partially completed)	Iteration #1, post task 1 when returning to schedule page
Iteration #1, post task 2 when returning for task 3.	Iteration #1, task #4
Iteration #1, task 5 (notice E on day shift on 4th Sunday and A on evening shift on 2nd Tuesday. They will be easier to read in the computer version.)
Iteration #2, task 4	The parts of our "computer"

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Second iteration summary

They had trouble figuring out how to move from month to month. It’s possible that it’s a paper prototype issue, but two of the users explicitly expected to have left/right arrows to click on to move from month to month.
Two of the three users had trouble differentiating between evening and night shifts; they did not see the legend that mapped the names of the shifts to the icons.
They all wanted a way to select all for a given shift on a given day of the week.
They wished the messages at the top of the interface indicating that Submit must be pressed (and also the admins’ radio buttons for approving changes) were more prominent.
- May also be a paper prototype problem
They were unclear as to whether or not the calendar changed dynamically as they selected the accept/reject radio buttons in Task 4.

They had no trouble finding/understanding the E and A icons and the corresponding icons to undo excused and absent markings.
They had no trouble differentiating between disciplines.
They knew to press the Submit Request (for instructors) or Submit (for admins) button when they were done making changes.
They expected the mouse cursor to change the way it does when clicking on icons on the left sidebar.
They clearly understood what the Remove Shift (eraser) mode does.

These are the changes made to the paper prototype between the two rounds of testing:

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