Design colaborativo na construção de um projeto para divulgação de bens descartados na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The main goal of this research is to build high fidelity prototypes for a tool that will allow the publicization and later reuse of the goods discarded at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN. A previous study pointed out that an approach that is not integrated with UFRN's Integrated System of Patrimony, Administration, and Contracts – SIPAC did not allow users to search for the desired goods. For the development of the project, we used the collaborative design approach, which was divided into four phases: discovery, definition, development and delivery. In addition, hierarchical, open, closed and flat collaboration models were applied according to the participants' level of involvement in each phase. The collaboration allowed those involved in the development of the prototypes to contribute with their experiences and help in defining the solutions adopted at each stage. In order to understand the problem and to carry out the requirements survey, which allowed the construction of a flowchart used to guide the development of low and high fidelity prototypes, the interview tool was used. This research is part of the process of developing a customized software for UFRN and focuses on the development of high fidelity prototypes. The use of this software will bring gains in the financial, social and ecological areas of the Institution: the financial benefit arises from the reduction of the number of goods that are conclusively discarded; the social benefit is a consequence of the interaction between those involved in the advertisement of the discarded good and those interested in acquiring it, as well as those responsible for handling the discarded goods that, by reducing the volume of discards, will be able to perform other important activities in the Institution; and, finally, the ecological benefit happens with the decrease of the amount of waste created.