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Unit Title Unit 54: Prototyping

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LO1 Explore forms of prototypes appropriate for various functionality and end user
testing requirements.

Pass, Merit & Distinction P1 P2 M1

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LO2. Plan a prototype for specific target end users and planned tests.

Pass, Merit & Distinction P3P4M2M3D1

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LO3. Develop multiple iterations of the prototype using appropriate tools.

Pass, Merit & Distinction P5P6M4D2
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LO4. Evaluate user feedback and test results from multiple iterations of the prototype and end user
testing.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P7 M5
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Higher National Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 54: Prototyping

Academic Year 2023/24

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title Applying concepts and developing a prototype for Travel

Buddies

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission format
 The submission should be in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a
concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use
of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with
research. You must provide in-text citations and the reference list using Harvard referencing
system.

The recommended word count is 4,000–4,500 words excluding annexures. Note that word
counts are indicative only and you would not be penalised for exceeding the word count.

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1. Explore forms of prototypes appropriate for various functionality and end user
testing requirements.
LO2. Plan a prototype for specific target end users and plan tests.
LO3. Develop multiple iterations of the prototype using appropriate tools. LO4.
Evaluate user feedback and test results from multiple iterations of the
prototype and end-user testing.

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Scenario
Travel Buddies (Pvt) Ltd is a Courier Management company and -they are planning to expand
their business by introducing an online courier management system named TravelBuddies.com.
The proposed online courier management system will be fully independent and totally self. The
company aims to develop an interactive web-based system that would almost completely
automate the essential processes of the courier management system. TravelBuddies (Pvt) Ltd
has given the entire project to a leading software development company ThinkLogics (Pvt) Ltd,
and you have been assigned to this project by ThinkLogics (Pvt) Ltd.
The various functionalities to be dealt with by the system are classified into different modules.
The proposed software shall have the following modules:
· Booking Module
· Login Module
· Complaint Management Module
· Report Module
· Pickup Module
· Delivery Module
· Maintenance Module
· Consignment tracking module.

The users of this system will include the users, staff, and administrator. The user roles for the
proposed system are as follows.
· Registered user
· Guest
· Admin
· Pickup staff
· Delivery staff
Below table shows proposed functions under each user role for the TravelBuddies.com.
Task 1

• Discuss specific forms of prototyping use in the software products development and
review how these specific prototypes can be used to test the functionalities and end
user testing requirements. Your answer should assess a review to the advantages and
disadvantages of identified prototyping formats and appropriateness of them to meet
different testing outcome

• Review the standard tools that can be used for prototyping and how they can be used
in identifying and testing user requirements effectively in the context of
TravelBuddies.com.

Task 2

• Review different end user categorization, classification, and behaviour modelling

techniques available in prototyping and by applying them select the most appropriate
prototyping methodology for the given scenario.

• Examine specific end user from the user population and suggest a suitable prototyping
methodology that can be used to test the requirements of the selected user. Provide
justification to the selection of the prototyping methodology and produce a plan to test
the end user requirement of the selected end user effectively.

Task 3

• Explore and employ appropriate prototyping tools and create a prototype according to
a plan in order to test the user requirements for the selected end user.

• Perform an experiment with the end user and based on the most important feedback,
modify the prototype. Build multiple iterations of your prototype by considering the
enhancements required in each iteration based on end user feedback until you are
satisfied with the final outcome.
 Task 4

Review the end-use feedback gathered from the multiple iterations of the prototype and
justify the updates given to the final prototype based on both end-user feedback and testing.
critically evaluate the overall success of the final prototype you developed when comparing it
with the original plan developed to test user requirements. Evaluate the impact of
prototyping methodology to effectively meet the objectives of the software development life
cycle by taking examples from the prototyping methodology you followed for
TravelBuddies.com.
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Learning outcomes and Assessment Criteria Table