Lesson 1Activity 1: HCI company timelinesIn your team, compare and discuss the timelines you developed in the Task. Each member shares and describes their timeline. Then the group discusses:What similar characteristics are noted in HCI among the company or product sites?How has the HCI changed over time? Why?What additional changes do you expect to see in the future as technology advances?How does what you have learned from these companies about HCI affected your own design ideas?Activity 2: JigsawTeams each work together to become experts on one aspect of the UX process lifecycle (Design, Prototype, Evaluate, and Analyze).Teams can use their ebook but should also investigate other sites and resources to better understand their part of the Wheel or Lifecycle. Once teams have become experts on their part, they should design a graphic or infographic to quickly and concisely explain their part. This will be used to teach others. Be sure everyone in the group has an electronic copy.Teams are rearranged so that one expert from each topic is now seated together. Members of this new group take turns discussing their part of the Wheel using the electronic graphic. Ask questions to insure that all participants understand the concept.When all teaching has been completed, members return to their original team.Activity 3: IterationTeam discussion of iteration.What is it?Why is it necessary?If you have to always iterate, why do you have to get it right in the first place?How can previous versions constrain a new iteration?What do you do about it?Activity 4: Deciding on a ProjectTeams discuss and decide on a basic project that will be completed over the next 8 weeks. The project should be doable within the time and skill level of the members.Check with the instructor once you have an idea to get approval.IMPORTANT!! Now exchange your project with another team. Yes, now you become the user for the project you proposed and someone else will develop it. In turn, you will develop their project and they are the user. This allows teams to have authentic users available throughout the project.Activity 5: Putting together your teamTeams are made up of members who bring different skills and knowledge to the project. You ebook Chapter 2.5 discusses some of these roles. Or you can search for more information online or interview a specialist who has run similar projects. Decide on the role each member will play. One person may play several roles on a small project. Be sure you have selected members of you team to at least cover each of the stages in the lifecycle (Design, Prototype, Evaluate, Analyze).Submit team project idea summary and team roles here.

Introduction: X Axis is a renowned private cancer hospital located in Las Vegas. The hospital maintains a critical database that includes patient data for all patients. You are asked to create a BIA based on this database. If this database was inaccessible for six or more hours, what would be the impact? Discussion Points: Determine what type of risk-based impacts X Axis would encounter in such a situation. What are the potential business impacts in the emergency room (ER)?What are the potential business impacts in the doctor offices?What are the potential business impacts in other hospital locations such as patient rooms, or surgical wards?Identify any other issues that might be impacted with the loss of the most prominent database?

The purpose of the project proposal is to describe how to automate or improve the automation of a specific business process, and then to explain how completing the project will positively affect the business.Once a project proposal is accepted, project work can begin; therefore, a successful project proposal must include all of the information necessary for stakeholders to make a "go/no-go" decision, including a statement of scope, a list of the benefits you expect the proposed project to provide, and a rough estimate of how long it will take and how much it will cost to complete the project.First Download the Project Proposal Template.For this assignment using the Project Proposal Template, you will produce a 3- to 4-page project proposal for the business scenario you selected earlier this week and that was approved by your instructor. The project proposal must include the following items:Provide a project definition and scope that defines the project and articulates the business context for the projectState the problems that the proposed system is expected to solve (or opportunities the proposed project is expected to produce)Produce the project objectivesDiscuss the project methodology or "game plan"Prepare a high-level schedule for completing the project scopeEnsure all sections of the Proposal are completed with applicable information suitable for your approved project.Complete the template based on the business scenario you selected (and that was approved by your instructor) earlier this week. If you prefer, you may recreate the template using another software application of your choice, such as Microsoft® Project or Microsoft® Excel®.Refer to this week's reading and multimedia for help in creating your project proposal.Submit your assignment which should be the Word template which was downloaded.