Participant 1 The first interviewee has over 30 years of experience within the funeral industry and has managed his own independent funeral business since 1998. Interview Time: 90 Minutes Results • Thought that the funeral business needed to keep up with technology and agreed that social media was becoming an extremely important part of the …
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Ethical Considerations for The Story of Us
Age of Users One of our primary ethical concerns, is whether or not there should be a minimum age limit for the users of our application. Many social networking sites have an age restriction, of predominantly around 13 years of age, and this is stringently written into their terms and conditions. However, due to the …
Conducting Qualitative Research
It was decided that a qualitative approach would be used for this market research, and 4 open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to collect in-depth and relevant research into the funeral business. It is important to note that before my research began, I had already established access and consent from my respondents, which was …
Use case diagram
The UML Diagram illustrates the main functionalities of the application from an end-user’s perspective which is derived from the user case stories and the storyboard. All users on The Story of Us are registered users. There is no option of being an unregistered user in order to preserve the privacy of the registered users. Therefore, …
Review of Existing Applications
Virtual Grief Counsellors The journey through the grieving process is often considered a private and personal experience, and online grief therapy is becoming a more popular method for people who may be feeling isolated and low. Virtual grief counsellors are trained and experienced in grief management and provide online therapy for those in need. Bill …