Purpose

For many users, the system is the user interface. Everyone wantsa system that is easy to learn and use. It is the analyst’sresponsibility to ensure that the user interface will be designedin a way to support the user’s interface needs.   In thismilestone you will explore the guidelines for user interfacedesign. The analyst must consider a variety of interface formats.These include how data gets entered into the system (input design)and how data or information gets presented from the system (outputdesign). This milestone will allow you to explore user interfacedesign principles and apply these to the Universal Wellness Group(UWG) system.

Background

Based on your presentation made to UWG’s partners on thecompleted milestones so far, they decided to move forward within-house development of a new business support system.

They liked the idea of a vertical software package, but theywant to be able to customize the user interface because UWG’sbusiness functions are more varied. However, it is very importantthat the new system allow future integration with vertical packagessuch as electronic health records, computerized provider orderentry, and a clinical decision support system.

Using the information you gained in the systems planning andanalysis phases of the SDLC, you sit down to begin designing theuser interface of the UWG’s business support system. Before youbegin, you decide to review the interview summaries, DFDs, andobject-oriented diagrams you prepared in Chapters 5 and 6.

Tasks

1. Determine the data required for a new patient. Design aninput source document (new patient form) that will be used tocapture the patient’s data to enter the new patient informationinto the system. Use Google Forms, Microsoft Access or anotherform-designing application to create the screens. If you do nothave these available, draw your input screen and attach it as animage to your submission.

2. What control features will you use in the input screens toaid in data entry? Give a specific example of how you will use atleast eight different control features in the design of the userinterface. Also provide a reason for and justification why thecontrol feature was added to your design.

3. In addition to printed reports, what other outputtechnologies could be used by UWG? Why would you include theseadditional output technologies?

Format

Task 1)

No template available. You will be creating the form based onyour own interpretation of how you would design the form forcollecting the data needed from the new patient.

Task 2)

Control Feature	Example	Reason for & Justification

Task 3)

Output Technology	Why?