This assignment requires you to develop a persona, scenario, and use cases. Building on that, we will wrap up by (re)framing the problem statement and hypothesis statement using predefined formats during the next lab session.

1. Based on the feedback from the exercise, conduct three to five interviews.
   • Please document each interview (who you contacted and why). If you were not able to realize your interviews in one week, please use the next weeks. However, you must conduct up to five interviews in the next three weeks!
2. Analyze your (qualitative) data using affinity diagramming
   • Conserve your clustering results, so you can go back to them if you need or extend them later on. You can use cards (paper) for it or tools such as Invision.
   • Document your process, by saving pictures (screenshots) of different stages of clustering.
3. Connect your insights from the secondary data analysis and the interviews and review your project goals.
   • Highlight your main insights briefly.

This assignment requires you to develop a better understanding of your project. We expect you to become an expert in your domain and understand existing challenges properly. In this assignment, you start with collecting data which will provide the foundation for the following weeks. Collecting data helps you describe the precise circumstances of the problem you are trying to solve. It is necessary to get to know your users and other stakeholders in depth.

Create the first part of your Data Collection Plan.

1. Define the goals of your data collection session.
   What do you want to find out? These goals should be based on your project goals.
2. Based on your goal, derive the stakeholders you want to collect data from.
   What are your stakeholders? Whom do you need to approach (i.e., who is indispensable for your achieving project goals)?
3. Start with collecting information without approaching your stakeholders (so-called secondary data collection). Use existing websites, app information, and experience the app by yourself. Describe the app you are using in detail (who has developed the app, why, what functionality is available, how can people access the app, etc.)
4. Prepare an interview study with your primary stakeholders.
   Name the stakeholders and explain, why they need to be interviewed. Explain, how you want to contact them.
   Justify the type of interview (structured, unstructured, semi-structured).
   Prepare the introduction and the closing session as well as the consent form as well as the questions (the interview should be 20 to 30 min long)
   Describe how you plan to conduct the interview (Who is taking notes? How do you take notes? Who is asking questions?)
5. You will conduct a pilot study in the next exercise, thus, be prepared for this.

Deliverable: Summarize your answers in a blog post again! Use the provided template. Please ensure that the post is pleasantly layouted. For example, graphics and images are great

In your second assignment, you will reflect on your goals by finalizing the five W and reflecting on your values Please also take the time and discuss with your team how you want to organize your collaboration.

I suggest the following procedure:

1. Reflect on the feedback you received in class, the explored stakeholders, and their values.
2. Read the article on „Humanity-Centered Design„ and think about the main insights. What values are important for you and your team regarding your project goals. Please describe those in about 100 words.
3. Dive again into the material on the „ePA“ and on „DiGA“. Please add useful resources.
4. Please answer the following questions (by reflecting on the feedback received in the exercise):
   1. What is the challenge you would like to tackle?
      For example, the registration process is challenging, the privacy policy is not well explained, and the utility of the app is not transparent.
   2. Why do you expect your engagement to be useful?
      Why is that an interesting problem?
   3. Who are your intended stakeholders?
      And who might be the indirect stakeholders?
      For example, elderlies, parents, people with a certain illness, etc.
   4. Where is your user group interacting with your software?
      For example, at home, in the hospital, or on the go.
   5. When is the user group interacting with your software?
      For example, only when being in the hospital, while biking, or daily in the morning.

Deliverable: Summarize your answers in a blog post again! Use the provided template. Please ensure that the post has a pleasant layout. For example, graphics and images are great

In your first assignment, you will decide on the project context and prepare a talk to introduce your project context and your team to your fellow students. It should consist of the following parts:

• What is the context of your project? On what do you want to focus?
• What is the problem you are probably going on to solve?
• Who is on your team?

I suggest the following procedure:

1. Choose a team name.
2. Dive into the material provided on the „ePA“ and „DiGA“.
3. Summarize your insights with a short description (about 150 words).
4. Please answer the following questions (first part of the Five Ws):
   1. What is the challenge you would like to tackle?
      For example, the registration process is challenging, the privacy policy is not well explained, and the utility of the app is not transparent.
   2. Why do you expect your engagement to be useful?
      Why is that an interesting problem?
   3. Who are your intended stakeholders?
      And who might be the indirect stakeholders?
      For example, elderlies, parents, people with a certain illness, etc.

Deliverable: Summarize your answers in a blog post! Use the provided template. Check out the instruction on How to … write a blog post on WordPress?