Survey Results
Our group sent out a survey to over 20 students on Campus. The purpose of this survey was to better understand how safe students feel on campus and to identify what self-defense items, if any, are owned by students. Our goal was to also gauge why students decide to not carry a self defense item. With all 21 responses, our group was able to narrow down our design process to one design that would fulfill a specific design criteria and meet consumer needs.
- 52% of our surveyors own a self-defense item
- 55% of our surveyors do not own a self-defense item because of inconvenience
- 54% carry pepper spray as a self-defense item but are not allowed on the University Campus
- 91% would feel safer if given an accessible, aesthetic, and dynamic self-defense item
After conducting this survey, our group found that the majority of students do not carry or own a self-defense item because of its inconvenience. We also found that users who did own a self-defense item owned ones that are not within University guidelines for students to carry on their personal. One of our survey questions also focused on where our users carried their item, and most carried them attached to their bag, belt, or keychain.
With the overall results, our group was able to narrow our design iterations and began developing prototypes that would fit our design criteria. Our goal was to design and create a self-defense item that was dynamic, aesthetically pleasing, wearable, and accessible. As our prototypes developed, we were able to design what we now call the Dynamic Defense.
With the overall results, our group was able to narrow our design iterations and began developing prototypes that would fit our design criteria. Our goal was to design and create a self-defense item that was dynamic, aesthetically pleasing, wearable, and accessible. As our prototypes developed, we were able to design what we now call the Dynamic Defense.