School staff
Dr Martin Maguire
Research Fellow
Tel +44 (0)1509 226968
Email m.c.maguire@lboro.ac.uk
Location LDS 2.20
Personal profile
Martin has a background in both computer studies and ergonomics and is a member of the Ergonomics Society and the Usability Professionals Association.
His main interests are in the design of interactive systems and products to be usable by professionals, the general public and including the needs of people who are older or with disabilities.
He is also concerned with the ergonomics of human environments including kitchens and hospitals. He has also been involved in EU projects to develop human factors tools, methods and guidelines in these areas.
He was involved in the Esprit MUSiC project which developed metrics and tools to measure the usability of interactive systems. He has been involved in research and consultancy projects in the areas of digital TV services, smart homes, web-based services and educational tools for learners with communication disabilities.
Currently he is involved within 3 New Dynamics of Ageing programme projects related to older people concerned with the ergonomics of people's kitchens, patient nutrition in hospitals and the journey to work.
He is the organiser for a student module on Human-Computer Interaction and contributes lecturers to several modules in the area of qualitative methods, interaction design.
Teaching
Module organiser
- DSC118/DSP118 - Ergonomics of HCI (UG/PG)
Contributes to...
- DSA105 Introduction to Ergonomics (UG)
- DSB102 Ergonomics in Design of Multi-User Systems (UG)
- DSB106 Qualitative Methods (UG)
- DSC101 Systems Ergonomics (UG)
- DSP102 Organisational Systems (PG)
- DSP106 Data Collection and Analysis (UG)
- DSP114 Disability, Ageing and Inclusive Design (PG)
- MCP109 Designing for vulnerable users (PG)
- ELB006/ELB013 User-Centred Design (UG)
Research
Research Group: User Centred Design.
Current and past projects
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Co-investigator on New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, Transitions in Kitchen Living (Co-investigator with the Open University and Loughborough University's Department of Design and Technology) - Examining the experience of the kitchen across the life course for people currently in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, with ESRI's particularly focusing on ergonomic aspects of the kitchen (September 2009-August 2011).
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Co-investigator on New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, Working Late (Co-investigator in collaboration with Loughborough University's School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and Department of Ergonomics) - Centres on a pressing need for employment policies, workplace design and occupational health provision that takes account of the ageing workforce, with ESRI's focus being the journey to work (November 2008-August 2012).
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Advisor on New Dynamics of Ageing Mapp-mal project, Multidisciplinary approach to develop a prototype for the prevention of malnutrition in older people: products, people, places and procedures. Working with the Glasgow School of Art, Newcastle University and Reading University to exploit new technologies to rethink and test new ways that food can be produced and delivered to older patients using a 'a joined-up' approach that considers all stages of the food journey, from production to. Aims to embed a prototype design into current UK practice in hospitals and other care settings. (October 2008 - September 2011)
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Study of surgery lighting in operating theatre environments, CEP (Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing)/Derby Hospitals HITEC (Healthcare Innovation and Technology Evaluation Centre ) buyers guide for the NHS.
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Study of construction workers activity levels and diet for sports drink manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline 2008 -2010.
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Development of Graphical User Interface Styleguide for systems within the AWE, 2008.
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Research into vehicle users needs for the 'Baby Boomer' generation, for the Nissan Motor Company, 2008. The research produced personas to represent user characteristics and needs. This was followed up with a diary study of everyday activities to explore the lifestyles of Baby Boomers and the children of Baby Boomers as a design resource for the company.
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Literature on design guidelines for children with disabilities for ANEC: The European consumer voice in standardisation, 2006 - 2007.
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Child Seat Instruction evaluation for Central England Trading Standards Authorities (CENTSA) 2006.
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Assessment of user needs and demand for integrated intelligent home energy meter for Siemens UK, 2005.
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Ergonomic evaluation of Home Office National Offender Management System (NOMS) including visits to probation service offices and Albany Prison, 2005 - 2007.
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Ergonomic evaluation of Delius case management system (Delivering to Users) prior to upgrade and national implementation: 2008.
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European Social Fund (ESF) Portland Partnership, Design of a Virtual Learning Environment for students with cognitive and communication difficulties: 2004 - 2005.
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EU IST EUROCLIM - European Climate Monitoring Service, Identifying user needs and evaluating prototype designs for system to deliver information to climate scientists, professionals and policy makers, 2002 - 2005.
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Usability evaluation of the SENET Learning and Skills Council website, 2004.
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Comparison of effectiveness of academic search engines for Elsevier, 2001 - 2002.
Featured publications
- Maguire, M., (2001) Methods to support human-centred design, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 55, Number 4, October 2001, pp. 587-634.
- Boyle, H., Nicolle, C., Maguire, M. and Mitchell, V. (2006). Older Users' Requirements for Interactive Television. In Designing Accessible Technology, J. Clarkson, P. Langdon and P Robinson (eds.), Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), 10-12 April 2006, Chapter 9, pp 85-92.
- Maguire, M., Elton, E., Osman, Z., Nicolle, C. (2006) "Design of a virtual learning environment for students with special needs", Upcoming 2006: Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments, Special issue on 'Human technology for special needs', Guest Editor Jóse Cañas. Volume 2, pp.119-153, www.humantechnology.jyu.fi.
- Mitchell, V., Nicolle, C., Maguire, M. and Boyle, H. (2007). Web-based interactive TV services for older users. Gerontechnology, Volume 6, pp. 20-32. http://www.gerontechjournal.net.