Monday, February 4, 2019

Testing the Hypothesis Part 2- Assignment 9A


·      Who- There are people who fall outside the boundary of this app and that became apparent throughout my interviews with each person. A college student, a male junior who does not go to the University of Florida, was the first interviewee to bring this up. I asked if he thought any particular group or type of person would not use this app and he stated older student, like upperclassmen and graduate students. He made a great point in saying that with this app, it would be great for younger students like freshmen to use since they do not know the area or all the bars/clubs/etc. around. But with upperclassmen they probably already know which places they like to go to, on which days, at particular times. He suggested that because of the lack of upperclassmen and graduate students using the app to gear it more towards the younger students. Other people that I interviewed also said that locals, including high school students and older people who live in the area probably would fall outside this boundary since it is mostly college students going to these places and these people would really would have no way of hearing about the app.
·      What- One point, my dad made when I interviewed him for this, was that while the app can tell people which places have the longest lines, what the prices are, etc. it cannot change the fact that some places are more popular than others so these places will probably always be packed. While the app can help informing you of what is happening at the different places, it cannot change anything.
·      Why- From my interviews, it seems like the people my interviewees described as falling outside the boundary are not that different than the people who fall inside my boundary. Both are college student, the different really is that the younger students can see the app as something usual that gives them new information, but with the upperclassmen they already know which places they like to go to.



Inside the boundary
Outside the boundary
Who:
Underclassmen college students, like freshmen and sophomores.
Upperclassmen college students, like juniors, seniors, and graduate students.


Highschool students and locals who live in the area.
What:
To know which places you can go to say if you are younger than 21.
It is not something that will help with the size of the line.

To figure out which places you prefer over others.

Why:
Because younger students don’t know what the night life is like when they first get to college. To also show deals certain places are having on food, drinks and cover costs.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Danielle! I agree with some of the statements within your interviews that this product would be better for the younger individuals than the older ones. The younger students would find it helpful to get accustomed to the area, while those who have been here have less of a need because they now the patterns and areas. High school students would also be outside the boundary because they would not be of age for the nightlife in the area. I think you did a good job overall defining those both inside and outside the boundary and made good points with the information provided throughout your interviews.

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  2. Hi Danielle, I thought some of the points brought up throughout your interview were very insightful. As someone who is finishing up their third year at UF I already know what places I like to go to and which ones I may have to leave the house a little earlier for. This is an app that is definitely catered for the younger crowd. Also when making the product you may want to consider dividing the different clubs/bars into categories. Whenever I go out its solely for Latin Nights and being able to distinguish what type of music is being played at the club would be a great addition to the app.

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