Help with a uni project - takes 1 minute

[Badger]

I'm doing a group project as part of a course for my Master's degree and need to collect a bit of data. It's aimed at anyone who looks after (or has looked after) small children. Parents, teachers, childminders etc.

https://goo.gl/forms/5jwYdqKytdMPJjV03

It's only a few questions and takes about 30 seconds to complete. All replies will be very much appreciated.

 

[Mackenzie]

Done.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Done.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Done.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Done. Sounds intriguing!

 

[studio150]

How many $ for a device, I have marked you down for the incorrect currency use

 

[whitelion]

How many $ for a device, I have marked you down for the incorrect currency use

That's why I haven't completed this.

 

[LlcoolJ]

That's why I haven't completed this.

Clue is in his location.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Hello.....i am a millionaire (if only)and am interested in your potential concept,do you have a patent yet and will you be allowing for the fact that you will pay yourself a salary in your business plan....
for a £10 investment i am looking for a 1% return on net profits..

However...........upon further scrutiny i,whilst acknowledging the upside of child tracking,also have issues with the potential pitfalls,the main being a child tracked by people whom shall we say do NOT have the child's best interests at heart.....therefore for that reason,i am out.

 

[whitelion]

Clue is in his location.

Ah...never saw that. Thanks. Might do it now.

 

[Badger]

That's why I haven't completed this.

Clue is in his location.

Yeah sorry, can't help that! I guess technically I should put CAD

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Hello.....i am a millionaire (if only)and am interested in your potential concept,do you have a patent yet and will you be allowing for the fact that you will pay yourself a salary in your business plan....
for a £10 investment i am looking for a 1% return on net profits..

However...........upon further scrutiny i,whilst acknowledging the upside of child tracking,also have issues with the potential pitfalls,the main being a child tracked by people whom shall we say do NOT have the child's best interests at heart.....therefore for that reason,i am out.

Doesn't have to be actual 'tracking' as such. A very simple version would just involve proximity: alarm sounds on your phone, when the distance from the phone to the paired 'device' (the child's tag / sticker) exceeds a set value. That value could be altered depending on your needs / level of paranoia / age of child / etc.

(You can have that for FREE, Charlie )

 

[Badger]

Hello.....i am a millionaire (if only)and am interested in your potential concept,do you have a patent yet and will you be allowing for the fact that you will pay yourself a salary in your business plan....
for a £10 investment i am looking for a 1% return on net profits..

However...........upon further scrutiny i,whilst acknowledging the upside of child tracking,also have issues with the potential pitfalls,the main being a child tracked by people whom shall we say do NOT have the child's best interests at heart.....therefore for that reason,i am out.

Haha, strangely enough the whole point of this course is to pitch an idea in a Dragon's Den style scenario at the end.

To give a bit more detail of the idea: the device would be a simple RFID tag which alerts you if the child goes outside the range of a WiFi router. So it's not tracking as such, just making sure they stay within a specific area.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Doesn't have to be actual 'tracking' as such. A very simple version would just involve proximity: alarm sounds on your phone, when the distance from the phone to the paired 'device' (the child's tag / sticker) exceeds a set value. That value could be altered depending on your needs / level of paranoia / age of child / etc.

(You can have that for FREE, Charlie )

thank you-
You can get a device for your wallet or keys for that,so the technology is already there,hmmm i am paranoid by nature,i'm still out.....

 

[Badger]

Doesn't have to be actual 'tracking' as such. A very simple version would just involve proximity: alarm sounds on your phone, when the distance from the phone to the paired 'device' (the child's tag / sticker) exceeds a set value. That value could be altered depending on your needs / level of paranoia / age of child / etc.

(You can have that for FREE, Charlie )

Nail. Head. etc.

 

[Triggaaar]

$$$ Is that Canadian or US?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Haha, strangely enough the whole point of this course is to pitch an idea in a Dragon's Den style scenario at the end.

To give a bit more detail of the idea: the device would be a simple RFID tag which alerts you if the child goes outside the range of a WiFi router. So it's not tracking as such, just making sure they stay within a specific area.

Well.....best of luck,think the idea is a good one in the main,but personally i prefer traditional values over technology when it comes to child care,that said i suppose it would be foolhardy not to embrace change and use modern ways to assist...

 

[Badger]

Well.....best of luck,think the idea is a good one in the main,but personally i prefer traditional values over technology when it comes to child care,that said i suppose it would be foolhardy not to embrace change and use modern ways to assist...

Thanks. We have no intention of actually developing the product, it's just to come up with an interesting concept based on existing technology in order to pass the course!

 

[FatSuperman]

In the olden days my dad used to tie us to things with wire. Did the trick but was a pain 'round Tesco if we got tangled in the trolley wheels.

I filled this in but thought it would have been handy to have a but of context on that last question. For a passive RFID sticker, I would only pay the first non-free bracket $1-$10 or whatever. But if it were an active device, which was reusable (sticker feels like a one-shotter) then I'd pay more.

 

[The Orange Seagull]

done