Review for Final Exam Fall 2018 Jeff Offutt http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~offutt/ SWE 632 User Interface Design and Development

Parameters 4:30 – 7:15 Same room Closed book / closed notes / closed neighbor Probably multiple versions of the exam Covers readings, slides, and homeworks Cumulative—covers the entire semester You may take a break (not all together) Spread out as much as possible Leave an empty desk between you 632 - Final Review © Offutt

Concepts Design for the user Usability The 7  2 rule Five measurable criteria Syntactic & semantic knowledge Assessments and assertions Mental models Etiquette and posture Flow in UIs Excise and revenue tasks Data entry Error integrity vs. data immunity 632 - Final Review © Offutt

Concepts (2) Preventing and handling errors Error messages Information in the world & information in the head Accessibility and globalization Proper use of color Obect-verb vs. verb-object design Menus GUI controls Mobile UIs—gestures, controls, navigation, etc Sorting and filtering 632 - Final Review © Offutt

Concepts (3) Web UIs URL design Don’t make me think Game UIs Controls and dialogs Usable security Usability and security do not have to conflict Most security experts do not understand usability Usability is not the same as UI design Usability is necessary to achieve security Making access harder for legitimate users does not improve security Usable security is about pain points, not process 632 - Final Review © Offutt

Preparing & Format Re-read the text and handouts Study the homework assignments Get a good night’s sleep Expect different kinds of questions Short answer T / F M / C Single answer questions Problem solving 632 - Final Review © Offutt

Final Grades 20% participation, 20% UI evaluations, 30% semester project, 30% final Unbiased grading – compute and sort: >= 98 : A+ – Probably only one A+ per class > 93 : A > 90 : A- > 86 : B+ > 80 : B > 75 : B- > 65 : C I will “slide the line” down to an appropriate “break point” 632 - Final Review © Offutt