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CO4820 - Critical Analysis - University of Central Lancashire
Learning Outcome:
1. Source and read academic literature and be able to critique its purpose and value
2. Construct a well referenced and critical review of literature
3. Design, carry out and report an experiment or survey
4. Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of different research methods
Literature - Fitts Touch 2D
Condition 1 Holding in non preferred hand doing with preferred hand
Condition 2 on table and doing with preferred hand
The plan for the study
1. What the question is /questions are that you are studying?
The purpose of this assignment is to understand the preferred method of android users using the Fitts Touch 2D. Then a survey will take place to distinguish the method that's preferred by the end user for using the phone. The data will include the user holding in non-preferred hand compare to preferred hand.
The other experiment will be involved users holding the mobile phone with the preferred hand whilst on table
2. What the study will involve - i.e. What will be made, who/what will be involved, how will it be done
A group of 15 person will be take part for this survey.
3. What sort of analysis is being planned for the paper
Quantitative Data: Collection Methods
As quantitative data is in the form of numbers, mathematical and statistical analysis of these numbers can lead to establishing some conclusive results.
Research
For this part of the assignment you are to carry out a small research study. This should either be a survey or an experiment. In this work you are required to submit a plan for your work which has to be agreed with your tutor before embarking on your study.
If you do an experiment, then you are doing a piece of work where two or more variables are manipulated (e.g. use of method 1 versus use of method 2) and a variable is measured in the hope to discern a difference. If you are doing a survey your aim is to have testable questions that will expose differences across a group of respondents - aim for at least twenty respondents to improve your writing.
When you have finished your research, you will be given an opportunity to have a small group meeting in December if needed before handing in your final version for the due date.
The paper should follow a standard format - the ACM format is one such format that you might use. You may choose a different format depending on the audience for your work.
You are to write your results up as a research paper for a venue. In addition to having the work marked by the tutor of the course, the tutor will, subject to the work being of at least a merit standard, submit the final paper, with you - to the venue you have chosen. Should the paper be accepted for publication the University will not guarantee to fund attendance at a conference but there may be funds available in a competitive bidding process.