1. Design and Implementation of Software for the Web
Review for Final – Fall 2012
Jeff Offutt
SWE 432
Design and Implementation of Software for the Web

2. Parameters Thursday, Dec 13, 1:30 – 4:15 Same room
Closed book / closed notes / closed neighbor
Comprehensive
You may take breaks (not all together)
Spread out as much as possible
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3. Coverage Usability overview (N-Ch 1) Web users (N-Ch 2, 3)
Usability problems and Search (N-Ch 4, 5)
Website navigation (N-Ch 6)
Readability & writing (N-Ch 7, 8)
Javascript (S-Ch 3, 4, 6)
PHP (S-Ch 9)
Ajax (S-Ch 10)
J2EE (S-Ch )
XML & JDBC (S-Ch 7.1-7, )
Security
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4. A Few Final Notes Project was pseudo-agile
Many companies who are successful at achieving usability view it as improving efficiency of their users
Demand for better usability is heavily influenced by good examples (the “iPhone effect”)
Companies will pay gold for programmers who know how to build mobile apps well
Especially if they also understand usability
“Wrapping paper UI” : Usability added as a thin layer that’s not really integrated
This doesn’t really work …
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5. Preparing and Format Re-read the text and handouts
Study the homework assignments
Redo the quizzes
Get a good night’s sleep
Lots of different kinds of questions
Short answer
T / F
M / C
Single answer questions
Problem solving
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6. Grades I will post averages on blackboard ASAP
Quiz (after dropping three)
Homework
Participation
I will post final exam scores on blackboard after grades are turned in
As in all classes, you have the right to review your final exam
But probably not practical until January
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7. Final Grades 5% participation, 30% quizzes, 35% homeworks, 30% final
Lowest three quiz grades dropped
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”
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