Review for Final Exam Spring 2018 Jeff Offutt

Review for Final Exam Spring 2018 Jeff Offutt http: //www. cs. gmu. edu/~offutt / SWE 205 Software Usability and Design

Parameters • Tuesday, May 15 • 10: 30 – 1: 15 • Same room • Closed book / closed notes / closed neighbor • Computers allowed (see next slide for rules) • Covers readings, slides, in-class exercises, and homework assignments • Primarily covers material since the midterm – NOT cumulative • You may take a break (not all together) • Spread out—Split tables and max two per table 205 - Final Review © Offutt 2

Computer Use in Final Exam • You are allowed to use a computer in a limited way • The exam will include a list of URLs – May include patriot web (know your account name & password) – Others TBD … no account needed • You will visit those URLs to answer some questions • You may not : – – Use other software on your computer unless explicitly told Visit other websites or web apps Look at the course website Look at other usability educational materials • Computer use will be monitored 205 - Final Review © Offutt 3

Concepts • UI Flow • Revenue and excise tasks • Essential and accidental problems • Evolutionary design – Designing for users • Home pages and taglines • Types of navigation : multiple windows, panes, tools and menus, within information • Undo • Principles for making hard things seem easy • Data entry – Data integrity and data immunity – Auditing and editing data 205 - Final Review © Offutt 4

Concepts (2) • Control selection • Design conflicts and differing goals in web design • Usable security • Dialog boxes (modal and modeless) • Toolbars • GUI widgets • Usability as common courtesy • Usability of games • Assertions and assessments – analytical thinking • Use of color in user interfaces • 7 effective habits 205 - Final Review © Offutt 5

Preparing & Format • Re-read the text and handouts • Study the homework assignments • Look at the in-class exercises again • Get a good night’s sleep • Different kinds of questions – Short analysis of web sites – Short answer –T / F –M / C – Single-word answer questions 205 - Final Review © Offutt 6

Grade Posting • I will post category averages and final scores on blackboard – Also assignment 9 grades • Before the final: – Assignment average (out of 10) – Participation (Percent, 55 points = 100%) • After the final – Final exam score – Overall average 205 - Final Review © Offutt 7

Grading Calculation • Assignments 20% • Participation 25% • Midterm 25% • Final 30% >= 90% : Guaranteed A- or A >= 80% : Guaranteed B or above >= 70% : Guaranteed C or above I will “move the line downwards” to find a gap • One A+ for the highest overall average • • 205 - Final Review © Offutt 8

What I Want You to Take Away You in 5 years Me Forgot what usability is Fell into “unusable design habits” Remember usability, but develop UIs the “same old way” due to time pressure Work extra hard to design good UIs Convince colleagues to design good UIs 205 - Final Review © Offutt 9