structure

  • short answer questions
  • seminar + lecture material
  • definitions
  • applications

on it:

  • know:
    • general idea of apple vs ibm (not specifics, just overall idea)
    • all the GOM’s/models, all types of models covered (klm/lowlevel, high level, hta, etc.)
    • cognitive complexity theory
    • production rules
    • TAG/BNF
      • standardized stuff: ctrl + c (good) vs c + ctrl (bad)
    • syntax vs semantics
    • personas
      • novice/frequent user
      • how to differentiate them
      • why we care about them
      • primary vs secondary
      • multiple primaries?
      • why they matter/lead to success
    • HTA vs GOMS
      • cognitive vs process based
    • interface vs interaction design
      • gulfs (execution vs evaluation)
    • everything from seminars

not on it:

  • waterfall, agile, history of hci (from week 1)
  • memorizing exact low level GOM rules (HOWEVER: understand how to use them in general)
  • drawing HTA’s
  • HTA syntax
  • overly complex HTA questions will be simple

material

  • up to lecture 7.1 + seminar 4