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What is the goal of the analysis step of the human-centered design process?

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Understanding and specifying the context of use.

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Understanding the context of use means to understand and describe …

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Who the users are
What they do
What problems they have
What their needs are

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Primary user

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A user who directly uses the interactive system for its intended purpose

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Secondary user

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A user who carries out support tasks

  • maintenance
  • training primary users
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Indirect user

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Uses output, but does not interact directly with system

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Are all users stakeholder?

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Yes

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Are all stakeholders of an interactive system users?

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No.

A person who is affected by an interactive system but do not interact with it are Stakeholders but not users.

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A collection of users with the same or similar personal characteristics and contexts of use related to the interactive system is called a …

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User Group.

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A User Group is a collection of users with the same or similar … related to the interactive system.

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… personal characteristics and contexts of use …

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A user group profile is

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a generalized description of a user group

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A generalized description of a user group is called a

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A user group profile

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How is a user group profile different from a persona?

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Group Profile: characteristics and context of use of a whole group of real users
Persona: Realistic representation of users; not real people

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Following the master-apprentice model the interviewer is the …

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Apprentice

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Following the master-apprentice model the interviewed user is the …

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Master

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The master-apprentice model is a principle for successful …

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contextual interviews

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A principle for successful contextual interviews is the

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master-apprentice model

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The goal of the master-apprentice model is …

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to understand users’ goals and tasks in detail

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What is the preferred type of question used in interviews?

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Open and Neutral

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What kind of questions should you avoid in interviews?

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Closed and Leading

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A moderated discussion, where a group of participants are lead through a set of questions is called a …

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focus group

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Can a focus group be used for usability evaluation?

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No.

A focus group is about attitude and opinion; Usability evaluation deals with observing actual user behavior

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What is gathered with the focus group method?

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Attitudes and opinions.

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The context of use is a combination of …

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T - Tasks
U - Users
R - Resources
E - Environments
G - Goals
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A combination of tasks, users, resources, environments and goals (TUREG) is the ….

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Context of use

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The context of use is determined by observing users or by …

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Interviewing them

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The context of use is determined by Interviewing users or by …

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Observing them

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27
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Which are the methods to derive the context of use?

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Focus groups
Observations
Contextual interviews

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The physical, social and technical conditions in which a user interacts with an interactive system is the …

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Environment

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The environment is the physical, social and … conditions, in which the user interacts with the interactive system.

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Technical

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The environment is the technical, physical and … conditions, in which the user interacts with the interactive system.

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Social

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The environment is the social, technical and … conditions, in which the user interacts with the interactive system.

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Physical

32
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There are reusable and … resources

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exhaustible

33
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There are exhaustible and … resources

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reusable

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An enumeration of all the subtasks required to meet the user’s goal for a task is called …

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A task model

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A task model is the … required to meet the user’s goal

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enumeration of all the subtasks

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What does a task model provide?

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A precise description of a task.

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What does a task model includes, besides the steps necessary to carry out a task?

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A tasks’ contextual preconditions and

its intended outcomes.

38
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When are task models created (description of current tasks)?

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During analysis

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When are task models updated (description of intended tasks)?

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During design

40
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Where should obersvations take place?

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In a context that is as natural as possible

41
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How does an observer behave?

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As unobtrusively as possible

42
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Can an observer ask questions?

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Only for clarifications

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Can a user be observed, even if no interactive system is available?

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Yes, existing procedures can be observed.

44
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What is a checklist used during an interview?

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To ensure that all relevant topics are covered.

45
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An interview checklist is a list of suitable

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questions and cues

46
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Where does a contextual interview take place?

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At the location where the user interacts with the interactive system.

47
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What is the focus of the contextual interview?

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The context of use

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How does an interview begin?

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With a briefing of the interviewee

49
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Must interviews be contextual?

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No, any interview is better than no interview at all.

50
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What should be done with suggestions regarding the future system from the interviewee?

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Documented separately

51
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What form has an as-is scenario?

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Narative text

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What does the narative text of an as-is scenario describe?

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The procedure a specific user collows to complete one or more tasks.

53
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Must the user of an as-is scenario be a real user?

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No, often it is a persona.

54
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What are as-is scenarios based on?

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based on observation and contextual interview

55
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Having as-is scenarios reviewed by users helps to …

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detect misunderstandings that my have occurred during contextual interviews.

56
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What can you do with as-is scenarios to detect misunderstandings that my have occurred during contextual interviews.

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Let users review them

57
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Is a persona a real person?

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No, it is fictitious but realistic

58
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How are personas constructed?

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Personas are constructed from empirically determined data

59
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Do you need a picture for your persona?

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It is not necessary, but helps create the ilusion of a real person.

60
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What does a user journey map describe?

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All encounters users have with the interactive system

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How does the user journey map make the overall user experience tangible?

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By covering all touchpoints that influence the user experience

62
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What form does a user journey map take?

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Tabular or graphical

63
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Besides as-is scenarios and use scenarios, user journey maps can be used to …

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communicate scenarios that extend beyond the pure interaction.

64
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Can user journey maps replace as-is scenarios or use scenarios?

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No

65
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Can user journey maps show the user experience for a persona?

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Yes

66
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When are user journey maps created (describing current encounters)?

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During Analysis

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When are user journey maps updated (describing intended encounters)?

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During design

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