Validation and test of a prototype of the WBIS for accessible tourism

Start date: April 2020
Duration: 13 Months

This activity aims to validate the prototype developed in activity 5, to test the concept of WBIS to support information management and knowledge sharing in the accessible tourism context, promoting the co-creation of tourism experiences. Although during the requirements engineering and prototype development (activity 5), several evaluation cycles have been performed to guarantee a solution aligned with the needs of the market, at this stage the intention is to conduct a set of tests, more specifically the unit tests, integration tests, and system acceptance tests.

As such, during the course of this activity, the functional and scalability tests of each module will be performed to guarantee the correct functioning of all components, in terms of robustness (large storage capacity and high levels of performance regardless of the amount of information available), as well as in terms of indicators to quantify the quality of the solution, such as the number of concurrent users. Next, integration tests will be performed to ensure the functioning of the system as a whole.

Finally, in order to evaluate the acceptance of the solution by stakeholders, usability tests will be conducted in order to facilitate the interaction between potential end-users and the proposed WBIS. This activity will be conducted by several team members, but with due follow-up by members with recognized expertise in Information Systems and Human-Computer Information.
Although the development of the conceptual model of the WBIS will be based on user information requirements of the actors involved (consumers, producers, intermediaries and higher education institutions), collected at a national level, the test and validation of the model will be undertaken in the Central Region of Portugal.

At the end of this activity, there is expected to be a properly tested and validated prototype, as well as a user manual with all the functionalities provided by the system and detailed instructions for its use. As part of the results for this activity, the reports of the tests of the system will be provided.