Hoos On Task

Hoos on Task was a semester-long project on Human-Computer Interfaces at the University of Virginia.

The course taken was CS 3205 (HCI) taught by Panagiotis Apostellis.

Goal

Group work in school projects sucks. Group member doing nothing, unclear communication and a lack of transparency all contribute to this problem.

Hoos on Task provides organizational tools for students and management tools for professors.

Problems

Student

• Turning group chats into actionable items is difficult
• Scheduling meetings is difficult
• Communication on behalf of your group is non-obvious
• Deadlines are hard to keep track of

Professors

• Confrontational methods of group evaluation
  • CateME Evaluation feel like playing the Prisoner’s Dilemma

Project Phases

• Phase 1: Rapid Spin
• Phase 2: Contextual Inquiry and Analysis
• Phase 3: Conceptual Design
• Phase 4: Evaluation