1. Review for Final Exam Fall 2018
Jeff Offutt
SWE 632
User Interface Design and Development

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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”
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