Automated User Experience Monitor (A.U.X.M)
User experience is a crucial element in any kind of software. If the user cannot easily and satisfactorily use the software, they will not be inclined to use that software. Therefore, testing the user experience of software is important. Conducting usability evaluations can be a tedious matter however since there are several steps involved in setting up even a single usability test. This relates more to scheduling meetings between the test user and the expert evaluator that will conduct the test. Although there are several commercial software that allows designers to “relive”, or observe how users use their software, there are no such products that allow usability testing to be conducted, with the role of an expert evaluator being fulfilled. This paper describes a novel approach, the Automated User Experience Monitor (AUXM) system, where usability testing can be conducted in the absence of an expert evaluator, thus eliminating the issue of setting up meetings between test users, and expert evaluators. It is a system that allows designers/developers to have their user interfaces tested for usability. The designer of the prototype screens is able to feed their designs to the system described in this paper, and then invite any number of users to test the usability of those designs. While the users perform the tasks provided to them by the designer, their emotional feedback, keystrokes, mouse clicks, and verbal utterances are recorded. The recorded data is used by the system to inform the designers what went wrong and suggest how to fix the issues in the designs. Results show that such a system is indeed possible to be implemented, and that usability analysis could be performed much easier using the system than having expert evaluators and test users meet in person. In conclusion, if the proposed approach is developed further, and refined, usability testing could change significantly in the software production industry.
Published by: Prabhath Mannapperuma, Munasinghe T. S., Wijetunga D., Perera M. M. I., Jagath Wickramarathne
Author: Prabhath Mannapperuma
Paper ID: V7I1-1226
Paper Status: published
Published: February 10, 2021
A study the effect of competitive examination on student behavior using statistical methods
We know that there are number of entrance exams like IIT JEE, Civil Services Exam, EAMCET, CAT, AIPMT, UPSC etc. An interesting fact about civil services exam is that it is considered as one of the toughest examination in the world with a success rate is below three percent . Parents who failed to meet their goals in their younger days want to fill that avoid through their child. But mechanism of these exams has both positive and negative effects on the takers. So for the purpose of this study we collect the primary data through systematic Questionaires containg several attributes and analysis is made through using various statistical tools and techniques .our study shows the attributes stress and anxiety is dependent to each other. The proportion of arts students in competitive exam is fourty percent. most of students preparing for competitive exams from arts and science.
Published by: Prakash S. Chougule, Suresh V. Patil, Tejaswi S. Kurane, Prasad V. Shinde, Pratiksha S. Powar
Author: Prakash S. Chougule
Paper ID: V7I1-1206
Paper Status: published
Published: February 10, 2021
To what extent can moneylending practices in the informal credit market be considered economically efficient?
The essay aims to investigate the behaviour of rural credit markets by examining the lending mechanisms used by informal moneylenders. The first section discusses possible explanations for the significantly higher interest rates charged on loans to the poor and concludes that a combination of informational asymmetries and default incentives contribute to higher costs for lenders, a significant amount of which gets passed on to the borrowers. The following sections model the behaviour of the informal moneylending market and examine whether practices used by moneylenders to cope with the distortions in the credit market make a net contribution to economic welfare. The mechanism of credit rationing is explored as a tool for the moneylender to secure himself against strategic default and thus, precluding optimal consumer and producer surplus in the market. Similarly, the common practice of interlinkage is modelled theoretically to demonstrate its effectiveness in allowing borrowers to demand the optimal loan size thereby also maximizing lenders profit and ensuring optimal community surplus.
Published by: Pranad
Author: Pranad
Paper ID: V7I1-1194
Paper Status: published
Published: February 10, 2021
The attitude of university students towards co-curricular activity: A comparative study
Each and every education process is forwarded following a particular curriculum which is one of the most vital aspects of the education system. Besides curricular activities, co-curricular activities are equally important for the smooth conduction of the teaching-learning process as well as for the all-round development of the learners. In this present study, the researchers have tried to measure the attitude of the university students towards co-curricular activities. The attitude of students (Male and Female) of different streams (Science, Arts, and Commerce) of Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia residing in both rural and urban areas is the primal focus of this present study. 449 students from different streams of Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University have been randomly chosen as the sample of the study. A self-made questionnaire with 45 items has been used for the data collection. The result of the study reveals that rural students are more positive in their attitude towards co-curricular activities than urban students. But in terms of gender, no difference is found in the attitude of the students. And among the streams, art students show relatively more positive attitude than the students of science and commerce.
Published by: Kankana Bag, Prasanta Gayen, Sk Saha Alam, Sourav Chandra Gorain
Author: Kankana Bag
Paper ID: V7I1-1219
Paper Status: published
Published: February 10, 2021
History of Tamil food of Ancient Tamils with special reference to Sangam Literature
From the very prehistoric stage of the civilization of mankind, man has realized the indispensability of food for the building up of a healthy body and a sound mind. He is able to notice that people who are well-fed live longer and are stronger and they are able to do more work than those who do not have enough to eat. Yet it is only during the last 150 years that we are able to understand objectively and scientifically the important role that food plays in our daily life. Thanks to the recent scientific investigations that we are able to know clearly, the place of food in the growth of the human body, as well as in ending the body with energy.
Published by: Dr. T.Kausalya Kumari
Author: Dr. T.Kausalya Kumari
Paper ID: V7I1-1239
Paper Status: published
Published: February 8, 2021
The role of community radio stations in combating covid-19 in India
This article focuses on how Community Radio Stations (CRSs) had helped the underprivileged communities during the amid COVID-19 pandemic. By citing various news articles published during the time of COVID- 19 by various newspapers, magazines, and journals, this article tries to explore the problems of people particularly those people who belong to the lower-income strata of the society. Also, it is shown that how community radios from different parts of India have helped them to get through the tough phase of the lockdown. Community Radio Stations from different parts of India had helped to spread awareness amongst the masses and also have addressed various issues of society. This article tries to explore, how those CRSs have managed to do address those issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published by: Ritam Bhattacharya
Author: Ritam Bhattacharya
Paper ID: V7I1-1235
Paper Status: published
Published: February 8, 2021
