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Midwestern State University Event Awareness on Phone Application:
A Recommendation Report

Prepared for: Cammie Dean, Director for Student Development and Orientation Midwestern State University

Prepared by: Mark Broomfield, Exercise Physiology Major
Andrea Giron, Mechanical Engineering Major
Valerie Dunn, Social Work Major
Technical Writing Campus Event Committee
Midwestern State University

April 22, 2013

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“Midwestern State University Event Awareness on Phone Application: A Recommendation Report”
Prepared by: Mark Broomfield, Exercise Physiology Major
Andrea Giron, Mechanical Engineering Major
Valerie Dunn, Social Work Major
Technical Writing Campus Event Committee
Midwestern State University

On April 16th, 2013, Cammie Dean, Director for Student Development and Orientation at Midwestern State University(MSU), formally asked the MSU student ambassadors to participate in a phone application user ability study about the effectiveness of the current phone application that Midwestern State University provides. By assessing the instructor and the ambassador’s attitudes towards the MSU phone application and determining whether this application would be an effective tool in campus event awareness and if Midwestern State University should pursue in strengthening the accessibility of this phone application. To perform this research, TWCEC utilized surveys, interviews and conducted user ability tests to influential MSU authorities. We found that ambassadors and MSU campus officials proved the phone application to be difficult to navigate when given specific tasks. Ambassador’s most important concern is that, if MSU chooses a phone application for promoting awareness, the university chooses a phone application that is user friendly and can be easily accessible.( INSERT FACTS . …. . …..

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