Sample Minutes

Human Factors Institute Minutes
September 3, 2004
Facilitator: Jason Cray
Scribes: Adam Harrington, Chin-Gi Hong

1. Welcome and Introduction (Jason Cray and Participant Researchers)

1.1. Jason Cray will preside as manager and Emmie Lancaster will be the comanager this term.

1.2. HFI is concerned with its outward identity, to always be seen as hard working.

1.3. Professional apparel is strongly encouraged.

1.4. Our focus in HFI is to create published and sponsored research.

1.5. HFI will be the first institution out of the gates and running.

1.6. Always associate yourself with your work.

1.7. Keep your commitment to the institution, and the experience will be rewarding.

1.8. Your time spent with HFI will be the equivalent to any other course.

1.9. When assigned a task, act immediately.

1.10. HFI began as First Consulting Group (FCG) meetings and is now in its 3rd year.

2. Joel Patrick “Expectations and Potentials”

2.1. team.cics.bsu.edu – website for the Distributive Collaborative Community (DCC)

2.2. Use QuickPlace to share information to others in your group.

2.3. Tony Piazza is the manager for the HFI QuickPlace.

2.4. Good blog site: www.wonkette.com

3. Opening Remarks (Jason Cray)

3.1. Facilitators will run the meetings, and the job of facilitator will be assigned to a different individual at the end of each meeting for the next meeting.

3.2. Scribes will record the minutes for each meeting and then e-mail the minutes to Jason Cray by the following Tuesday. This position rotates in the same fashion as the facilitator.

4. Projects

4.1. DCC Project

4.1.1. We must improve the DCC by considering new and useful features.

4.2. TeleHealth TigrVue

4.2.1. One unit currently installed in the Ball State nursing school.

4.2.2. Our current goal is to get 42 units installed in the Ball Memorial birthing center.

4.2.3. Questionnaire is still unapproved; this is the first step to installing the units.

4.2.4. Emmie Lancaster is the lead on this project.

4.2.5. Dylnn Milo is the primary contact at BMH, CICS graduate.

4.3. Athletic Department

4.3.1. Potential candidate for a wireless project.

4.3.2. It is not likely that this project would commence until the closing of the football season.

5. Commentary by Professor Bellaver

5.1. UPA

5.1.1. There is a Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) meeting on September 13th in Indianapolis.

5.1.2. UPA membership is twenty dollars and grants you membership to the local chapter.

5.1.3. The annual conference is in Montreal this year.

5.2. TigrVue

5.2.1. The main difficulty in this project is to prove hospital profitability.

5.2.2. After the approval of the questionnaire, there must be a limited usability study as well as after action questionnaires.

6. Closing Comments by Researchers and Facilitators

6.1. Remain diligent in your work; your commitment to HFI will result in a rewarding experience.

6.2. Add “Research Associate” to your resume immediately when you join HFI.

6.3. HFI Bull’s Eye includes three dimensions:

6.3.1. Human-Machine Interaction (Center)

6.3.2. Ergonomics (2 Layer)

6.3.3. Knowledge Management (3 Layer)

7. Next Meeting

7.1. Our next meeting is on Friday September 10, at 10 a.m. in the Solution Center.

7.2. Emmie Lancaster will facilitate.