Browsing by Author "Weerawarna, N.T."

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‘GAIMS’ — Gamified aid information management system to connect donor and requester
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Researchz`, 2017-01-26) Weerawarna, N.T.; Abeysiri, L.; Madhushan, A.
Eradicating poverty remains one of the greatest challenges in the world. In recent years, governments of number of developing countries have begun to implement their own domestic aid tracking systems, generally known as Aid Information Management System (AIMS). An AIMS has an overwhelming effect on connecting donors and requester. Currently there is lack of studies on the usefulness of gamified AIMS applications. This research addresses that by investigating how to map real world actions of donation process into a platform as a game. Though there are protocols established to help needy people, including AIMS they did not shown success because of different reasons such as the communication gap between requester and donors, slow growth of donor base, fail to track donating activities and fail to maintain interest of donors. Using gamification to develop AIMS is exciting and it allows donors to be more productive while they engaged in donation process. The outcome of ‘GAIMS’ research is proposing a cloud based gamified social communication platform to connect donors and underprivileged people with necessities. This research effort is to improve donor engagement, motivation for donation activities, quality of information, tracking and monitoring donation records which should necessarily implemented in AIMS as its key success factors. This paper discusses the process and framework of gamification and proposes an approach for applying game mechanics and dynamics in AIMS development.
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Usability and user experience towards an experience economy
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, 2017-01-26) Weerawarna, N.T.; Abeysiri, L.
Technological advances of the modern day have helped combine usability and user experience. Both factors contribute heavily towards a user's satisfaction which is essential in an `experience economy'. Proceeding with identified literature related to `usability' and `user experience', this research attempts to identify whether there is a significant impact on five different factors related to usability and user experience and benchmark them to suit user's overall satisfaction. The methodology for the research followed the identification of the theory involved in terms of five factors with Web application use in terms of user's satisfaction. A structured questionnaire based on the five factors was next drawn up and used on a sample of 88 Web application users. The collected data was analysed using a statistical tool. The results were further validated using a primary data collection with 20 Web application users. A structured interview process was used for the purpose. The use of a common factor `satisfaction', helped reveal that usability and user satisfaction only were affected as against the other three variables. Perhaps, a more detailed study may reveal the absorption of the other variables as related to user satisfaction.
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Workload management to optimize productivity in tertiary and quaternary education
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, 2017-01-26) Abeysiri, L.; Weerawarna, N.T.; Abeygunawardhana, P.K.W.
The use of a common yardstick to determine `work hours' for different categories of workers cannot be accepted due to differences between types of work that demand mind and labour. In this connection, where labour only is considered, there are accepted `work hours' recognized internationally. However, for tertiary and quaternary education there is no such acceptance although similarities exist. Available frameworks in existing literature still fails to reveal any such. Yet, there needs to be some measurement. Taking advantage of the proportionate task assessments made so far, this research attempts to establish proportions between and among tasks carried out by members of the academia. Purpose of this study is to develop a comprehensive workload management system with weightage assignment which accounts all activities that academia are performing.