A. Research Results
In this section, we will present the results of this research with the detail of Business Study Flash Card app. The app is fully functioning on the I Phone Simulator but it needs to be tested in a real mobile device such as I Phone or iPod Touch. In order to deploy this app to Apple store so users can download and use it with their mobile device there are more works to complete. Next section will discuss about requirements for this app deployment. The result demonstration is done using the snapshot of I Phone Simulator.
The app icon on I Phone screen: The icon uses the app logo which is developed by Adobe Photoshop. It is used to display the app in the device and in Apple store as well. Users can easily find this app by this unique icon (Figures 3 and 4.).
The main view: This is the first view that users will see when they enter the app. It shows the icon and three majors sub views: About Us, Management Science Cards, and Operations Management Cards. When users click on each button, the corresponding sub view will open (Fig. 5). The About Us view: This view provides users with some introductions about the app. Due to the limited memory of mobile devices, it is suggested that we keep this view short and simple. An app logo also appears in here. The Back button allows users to go back to the main view (Fig. 6).
The business subject view: when users select a business subject (in this case we use Management Science subject), a sub view will open showing several actions. If there is no card in this subject, users will be asked to add a new one by clicking the Add button. At this time, other functions such as Delete, Mark Right, Mark Wrong, Action will be disabled (Fig. 7).
The new card view: When users click the Add button, a new view will open allowing them to enter new question and answer with the virtual keyboard of the device. If they make mistakes, they can click Cancel to reenter the content. This view is kept simple so users will not have any difficulties operating it (Figures 8 and 9)
The show card view: This view shows all existing cards and allows users to view them in different ways. The term/question will be displayed first and users need to click Action button (lower right corner) to see the answer. On the upper left corner, a label will show the card number and total number of cards in this subject. Users can also try to find the answer before clicking Action button and use Right or Wrong button to show their progress (this is optional). The number of rights or wrong will be displayed for users’ information. Users can also delete the redundant card by clicking Delete button (trash icon). In order to go to next card, they just need to click Action button again. The Back button allows them to go back to the main view to select another subject (Figures 10 and 11).