2A Bug List

Assignment 2A – Bug List:

1: Noise from dormmates in the middle of the night.

WHY it exists: Everyone in the dorm has different sleep schedules. Some people go to bed earlier, some people go to bed later. Those who stay up late during the night either spend the time watching tv, having people over, etc. Naturally, this could cause noise that would wake up those who go to sleep earlier.

2. Toilet bowls being clogged in the bathroom.

WHY it exists:  There occasionally is toilet paper rolls or other objects that prevents the bowl from flushing. The rolls or other objects either fell in or were placed in there. 

3. Going to Panera during late hours and they are out of bread.

WHY it exists: Since it is during the late hours, their bread inventory may be low since most of the bread they made earlier in the day would have been sold throughout the day.

4. People driving slow in the left (passing) lane on the freeway.

WHY it exists: Some drivers ride the passing lane. It is probably not well known that the left lane is designed to let drivers pass the right lanes which may be causing confusion among drivers, resulting in people driving slowly in the passing lane.

5. People who do not go at traffic lights when they turn green.

WHY it exists: When the lights are red, drivers get distracted while waiting for the light to turn green. When the light turns green, the drivers may not be not notice the color of the light changed since they are distracted.

6. People who do not pick up waste from their dogs when they complete their business outside.

WHY it exists: People with the dogs may not know that they must pick up any waste when their dog completes its business. It is also possible they may not have a way to clean up any waste (i.e. do not a have a bag).

7. Doing group projects and you end up having to do all of the work.

WHY it exists: Sometimes during group work, some people may not be as motivated or interested as others and so the workload falls on the shoulders of those who try hard to complete the work and get the grade.

8. When people take up two parking spots in the parking lot.

WHY it exists: Some cars are built bigger than other cars and if the parking spot is not very big, the bigger car may end up using multiple spaces.

9. When people leave their toiletries in the shower of the dorm community bathroom.

WHY it exists: When someone is done in the shower they may not be able to carry all of their belongings with them when they leave. Then they might forget they left something behind.

10. When people are talking on their phone loudly in the grocery store

WHY it exists: When there is a lot of people in the store it can be very loud. When it is very loud and someone takes a phone call, they may naturally talk loudly while talking on the phone.

11. Some apartment /condo complexes allow small dogs but not big dogs

WHY it exists: There may be a misconception that big dogs are more loud and more destructive than a little dog.

12. When hot dogs come in packs of 8 and buns come in packs of 10

WHY it exists: Knowing that there is uneven of number of hot dogs and buns, there is more of an incentive for people to buy more of the products which is the grocery stores way of earning a little extra profit.

13. Not being able to connect an Amazon echo/google home on the school wifi

WHY it exists: The way the wifi is designed on campus, certain devices can not be registered to the network and receive internet connection.

14. The restaurants on campus close earlier on game days or game nights.

WHY it exists: The restaurants on campus close probably so that it forces people who want to watch games to go to the dining halls or go off campus. There is also probably a fear of the amount of alcohol that would be purchased or brought on campus if they were open.

15. There is limited parking for off campus students.

WHY it exists: There is limited space on campus for parking and all of the staff for the university need to be able to park near the buildings they work so naturally there is not very many parking spots for students. Some of those spots left for students are reserved for on campus students which creates even less spots for off-campus students.

16.  Having exams at 8:30 p.m on school nights

WHY it exists: Some classes have too many students to allow the exams to be taken during class time. Times that students are in other classes or are at work is also considered, which results in exams taking place at night.

17. When shows with good ratings are cancelled

WHY it exists: The television channels cancel shows, even if some have good ratings, in order to add shows that may attract more viewers than the current shows.

18. When autocorrect on your phone changes what you type in a text message and you wanted to keep what you originally wrote.

WHY it exists: The autocorrect feature is built into most smartphones now and the way it is designed may cause it to think that something someone wrote was a mistake and needs to be “autocorrected” but in fact the way the text was written was intentional.

19. Pop ups that appear on devices.

WHY it exists: Pop ups are a result of businesses tracking what peoples’ searches are and advertising to people based on what they searched.

20. Being solicited on campus by non-campus organizations

WHY it exists: Certain sections of campus are open to the public for free speech. Sometimes this results in non-campus affiliated organizations coming on campus and soliciting students about various things.

Reflection:

This assignment was pretty challenging to complete. I have never to think of the different “bugs” in my day-to-day life so having to sit and think about it was something that was new for me. It was pretty challenging having to identify what in my life is a “bug” and what was not. Also, I have never had a time where I had to think as to why the “bug” exists. I can see how this becomes the entrepreneur mindset and why it works. Though it was a somewhat difficult task to complete, I really enjoyed this assignment.