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Date Posted: 10:26:41 07/09/02 Tue
Author: Nishita Pandya
Subject: questionnaire with the anticipated answers

Hi all, The tick marks in front of some of the options have been changed to 'P's. Some of the anticipated answers are provided in paragraph form.Let me know what you think of the ordering of questions etc. - nishita

Questionnaire for MP3 Player Project for CS 560 :Intro. to HCI Class

Name Of Interviewer: Nishita Pandya

Name of Interviewee:

1) Which age group do you fall into :

· 55 - 60 years
· 60 - 70 years
· 70 - 80 years
· over 80 years ( most likely 55 – 70 years )

2) Do you listen to music?

· YES P
· NO

If answer to question #2 is yes: go on with the interview question # 3

3) When do you listen to music?

· while driving, travelling or walking P
· while doing other chores P
· spend some time every day to listen to music
· rarely listen to music
· other (Specify)
Notes:





4A) How long do you listen to music?

· Less than an hour
· 1 - 2 hrs daily at a stretch
· More
Notes:





4B) Do you usually listen to :

· Single albums
· Mix of songs
· Both equally applicable P

5) Do you wear reading glasses?

· YES P
· NO

6) Do you live with someone? If the answer is yes then, who do you live with?

· alone
· with a family
· family lives close-by and meet regularly
· with person/people of the same age group
· other (Specify)
Notes:



7) Do you own any electronic devices like a (mark as many as applicable)
· TV P
· VCR P
· DVD Player
· Video-Camera/Camcorder
· Digial camera
· Other (Specify)
Notes:





7A) How do you learn to operate a device ?
· Like somebody to instruct you P
· Like to try the features out and learn
· Read the manual
· Learn using online help/support
· Other (Specify)




8) Do you own a music system ?
· YES P
· NO
Notes:




8A) If yes then :
· Which one ?


· Where do you place the system?
§ In the living room P
§ Bedroom
§ Kitchen
§ Like to carry it around P
§ Other (Specify)
Notes:


· What are some of the physical features that you like about the system you own?
[We are expecting that the user will say something about the appearance in terms of color, material, buttons, size and weight of the system ]



· What are some of the physical features that you dislike in this system?
[ We anticipate the user commenting that they don’t like some things about the buttons appearances, and the difficulty they face in using some of these features]



· What are your preferences about features in the music system that you own?
[ We anticipate that the user will describe the features such that the operation of the system is much more smoother , not necessarily looking good, but atleast the operation and user is very apparent]

8B) If no then, what device do you use to listen to music? (could be a radio or something else)
Notes:





9) Do you own a portable music device such as
· Walkman cassette player
· CD-walkman
· other
Notes:
[ We can safely anticipate the user possessing atleast the cassette-player walkman]



9A) How much would you be willing to pay for a music system that is portable?
Specify a price range.
[anything between 35 – 150 , I guess we should take quotes for both portable as well as non-portable music systems ]

If answers to question #8 or #9 is a yes then go on to question #10 otherwise jump to question #14.
10) Give your comments / suggestions / preference on the following appearance features of your music system?
a. Colors used for the system?
[ We anticipate that the user will say they want brighter colors, some sort of colored LED Display where play lists are concerned ]

b. Buttons’ sizes [ we anticipate that the user will want bigger sized buttons, that are located somewhere in the front, and not hidden. ]

c. Buttons’ style ( Toggle button. Sliding type, dials )


d. Size and weight of the system? [ size should be bigger if the system is non-portable. Thus everything will be proportionately larger, for a non-portable system too we anticipate that the user will agree to something that is as big as a casetter player walkman, but light-weight]
e. Material ( plastic /metal ) [ I belieive they will say plastic]


f. Do you use / like to use headphones? [ I anticipate them saying a yes ]


g. Do you like to use / prefer to use / not mind using / mind using Battery operated devices?
How about a rechargeable battery operated device?
[ batteries are okay, but they should last longer]


11) What are some of the features that you would like with respect to functionality of your system?
[ we anticipate a broad range of answers here, but would want to know about what features can be incorporated, also what is the quality of sound, and amplifiers]


12) What are some features that you would want your system to have?
[ the guess is that the clients want good speakers/amplifiers, easy to use and learn to use, having multiple functionality say a radio + music player]
Notes:



13) From the selection below, mark the functionality/features provided by your current system?
· Radio receiver included P
· Should play old CDs P
· Should play cassettes P
· Should allow for recording
· Displays the play list every time P
· Allows to jump to a particular song/replay some song P
· Alarm clock
· Should allow for playing games
· Remote control included P
· Allows downloading music from the internet P
· Others (please specify)

Notes:

14) Do you own a computer?
· YES P
· NO
Notes: (may include whether the user has used a computer before, etc.)






If the answer to Question # 14 is a Yes: then answer the following questions
· 15) Do you surf the internet? How often? P
Notes: [ we anticipate the user will say a few hours a day, regularly]



15A) If yes, what is/are some of your favorite web sites?
15B) Have you ever bought or sold anything off the net?
[ we anticipate a yes ]






16) If the answer to the above question # 15B is yes, then could you describe your experience? What did you like best about the process / web site ? What did you like the least?
Notes: [ the user did not have to leave the house , perhaps liked the simplicity of the process]
[ or hated the fact that he/she had to enter so much information to buy things, didn’t like the way the information was organized on the web page, etc]



17) Have you ever downloaded anything off the internet? for example software?
· YES P
· NO



17A) What are your sources for getting music?
· Purchase from stores P
· Download from internet P
· Record from cassettes and CDs
· Radio P
· Other
Notes:




18) On a scale of 1 – 10 how enjoyable would you find making your own music CDs or tapes using the internet?(10 being most enjoyable )
[ hopefully they find it enjoyable at least a 5]


19) On a scale of 1 – 10 what would be the most important feature that would make creating your own mix of songs easier? (10 being most important )





20) Can you identify some of these symbols on the standard buttons of your player?
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