Master's Thesis Project – Alīna Žogota-Kiliča
"IMPROVING AN ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM THROUGH COGNITIVE LOAD PRINCIPLES AND USER-CENTERED INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE: A CASE STUDY OF LUIS"
Riga Technical University Digital Humanities MSc | Student ID: 241RHM001
Project Summary
This project analyses the Latvian Academic Information System (LUIS) using usability principles, cognitive load theory, and user-centered design. Based on survey data, prototype tests, and workflow analysis, it proposes and evaluates improved workflows for students and administrative staff.
The work includes:
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Survey data collection (usability and prototype feedback)
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Data cleaning and transformation
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Three Google Colab notebooks with analysis (quant + NLP)
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Workflow redesigns in Figma
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Live prototype tests and feedback forms
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Final thesis file (PDF in /docs)
Folder Structure
/data → All cleaned and final Excel/CSV datasets
/docs → Thesis document
/notebooks → Google Colab notebooks (.ipynb and PDF versions)
/surveys → PDF versions of all Google Forms (questions and responses)
Notebooks (Colab)
All notebooks were created and run in Google Colab. If you're using this repository, update file paths in code to match your environment.
/notebooks/LUIS_Prototype_Test_Zogota.ipynb
/notebooks/LUIS_Usability_Survey_Analysis_Zogota.ipynb
/notebooks/NLP_Processing_LUIS_Usability_Zogota.ipynb
Data Files
Stored in /data:
LUIS Usability Survey (Responses).xlsx
LUIS_Usability_Survey_Cleaned.xlsx
LUIS_Usability_Survey_Final.csv
LUIS_Usability_Survey_Final_NLP.csv
Workflow_Prototype_Test.csv
Workflow_Prototype_Test_Cleaned.csv
Survey Forms (Google Forms)
First usability survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iNduA1BEcRpB94fOowBFbW3ps9Mq45Mn4NtR2quHZao/edit
Student desktop prototype survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QK8WAgaQdCBgwKitUwyu9LBv_RroApEtlLEz8u80BTE/edit
Student mobile prototype survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ijo1VBDsBj95vbPc3fpgaQmX_AlLTJm1S-B7yo6uicI/edit
Admin desktop prototype survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ysVpEfu3-vy0dEzDt2N_cq9xDcgLDRKtu7aB-SevADM/edit
Figma Prototypes
Main file with workflow design: https://www.figma.com/design/wopn6cWNtnmSnjgLJHZ33Y/Zogota_Thesis_Workflows?node-id=32-22&t=dAgeds4aWI3YbpFh-1
Desktop Workflow 2 prototype (Task- Upload grades using the Excel upload option.): https://www.figma.com/proto/wopn6cWNtnmSnjgLJHZ33Y/Zogota_Thesis_Workflows?node-id=4943-2074&p=f&t=Gll3UQJx0LsskbME-1&scaling=contain&content-scaling=fixed&page-id=4943%3A1741&starting-point-node-id=4943%3A2074
Desktop Workflow 1 prototype (Task- Enroll into the Marketing course.): https://www.figma.com/proto/wopn6cWNtnmSnjgLJHZ33Y/Zogota_Thesis_Workflows?node-id=4943-1068&p=f&t=GNflveEFvM9gmhx5-1&scaling=contain&content-scaling=fixed&page-id=4943%3A864&starting-point-node-id=4943%3A1068
Mobile Workflow 1 prototype (Task- Enroll into the Marketing course.): https://www.figma.com/proto/wopn6cWNtnmSnjgLJHZ33Y/Zogota_Thesis_Workflows?node-id=4932-1794&p=f&t=g6FzfLPAuTHl0lc6-1&scaling=scale-down&content-scaling=fixed&page-id=4932%3A1147&starting-point-node-id=4932%3A1794
Thesis Document
Full thesis is located in /docs.
License
This work is for academic and educational purposes only. Please contact alina.zogota@gmail.com for citation or use.
