ADVO2 – INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS

Name of Student: Miranda, Denise May E. Activity Title: Express Your Ideas – Module 3
Year and Section: BSIT 1 - FATIMA Date Submitted: 03/25/23

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer the following questions:

1. Discuss the user model.
2. Select one type of user model and discuss it using your own words.
3. Why do you need to study well-known designed principles?
Explain Heuristic Evaluation using your own words.
Notes:
⦁ Use the activity sheet provided in assignment section of the course in the LMS.
⦁ Check for plagiarism. Scan your answers at https://plagiarismdetectot.net/
⦁ Acceptance Rating: 80% to 100% Uniqueness.
⦁ Include the “Screen Shot” of the result in the activity sheet.
⦁ Submit the activity in assignment section of the course in the LMS:
⦁ Filename: EXP-MOD3-ADVO2-INITIALS.PDF.

ANSWERS

1.) Discuss the user model.

∘ The User Model is a structured representation of a user's cognitive and behavioral
characteristics that can be used to inform the design of a system.
∘ It typically includes information about the user's preferences, goals, abilities, motivations,
and knowledge.
∘ The model also includes the user's mental model of the system, which is the user's
understanding of how the system works and how they can interact with it.
∘ The user model is important in designing user interfaces that are intuitive, usable, and
effective.
∘ By incorporating user models into the design process, designers can ensure that the user
experience is tailored to the user's needs and abilities.

2.) Select one type of user model and discuss it using your own words.
“TASK ANALYSIS FOR USER MODELS”
∘ A Task Analysis is a process used by user-experience designers to understand how users
interact with a system, product, or service.
∘ It involves breaking down the tasks users need to complete in order to achieve their goal, and
creating a flowchart of the steps that need to be taken.
 ∘ The goal of Task Analysis is to identify what kinds of tasks users need to do in order to use a
system, product, or service effectively, and to design the user experience to make those tasks
easier and more efficient.
∘ Task Analysis also helps designers identify areas where users might have difficulty or might
need additional help, and can help create a more user-friendly interface.
∘ By understanding the tasks that users need to complete, user experience designers can create
a user model that meets the user's needs, while still providing an intuitive and enjoyable
user experience.

3.) Why do you need to study well-known designed principles?

∘ Studying well-known design principles helps designers and developers create more effective,
visually appealing, and user-friendly experiences.
∘ It also helps to reduce the amount of time needed to create a design, as it allows designers to
use proven solutions and established design patterns, rather than having to start from scratch
each time.
∘ Additionally, learning these principles helps to promote consistency in design practices, as they
provide a clear and repeatable set of guidelines that can be applied to any project.

Explain Heuristic Evaluation using your own words.

∘ Heuristic Evaluation is a usability analysis technique used in user interface design to identify
potential problems that may occur when users interact with a product.
∘ It involves having a usability expert or experts review a product and evaluate it against a set
of predetermined usability heuristics or design principles.
∘ This evaluation is used to identify usability issues and potential improvements that could be
made to make the product easier to use and understand.
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