(ASP) Apps that Solve Problems Module Overview

Apps that Solve Problems Module Overview

With the rise of smartphones, we have become an app driven society. A mobile app is a software application developed specifically for use on small, wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and tablets designed for different purposes. Whether you use them for entertainment, education or other for other reasons, there are many different apps available for the same purpose. How do we know which app is the best?

In this module you will compare apps for usability, analyze techniques for determining user needs and start developing an idea for an app.

Essential Questions

  • How is needfinding and concept selection relevant to developing an app?
  • Why is usability an important issue in developing apps?
  • Why would someone develop a prototype first before developing the product

Key Terms

  1. Concept Selection - concept selection is the process of evaluating concepts with respect to customer needs and other criteria, comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of the concepts, and selecting one or more concepts for further investigation, testing, or development.
  2. Mobile App - an app is a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfill a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device.
  3. Needfinding - needfinding is one process through which we can understand our user needs better.
  4. Prototyping - prototyping is the process of creating an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed.
  5. Usability - usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object such as a tool or device.

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