FIRST HALF MOD 3 Flashcards
5 Design Methodologies
a) Iterative Design
b) System Centered Design
c) User centered design
d) Participatory design
e) Designer centered design
Starts with the Requirement to Design to Development to Testing and the cycle continues, sometimes
earlier phases are iterated.
a) Iterative Design
_____ is primarily works on the resources available including the platforms, tools and people
b) System Centered Design
Identification of real needs, the context, work to accomplish and the set of tasks. Helps understand the
user better, so success rate is high.
c) User centered design
This iterative process to understand the problem and come up with possible solution and continue the
cycle. Here end users are involved for solving their problems and improve productivity.
d) Participatory design
Popular DCD is the iPhone during the Nokia phones era. Thought is that the designer understands better.
e) Designer centered design
__________ is the process of learning about ordinary users by observing them in action to understand in
detail how they perform their tasks and achieve their intended goals.
Task analysis
__________ helps identify the
tasks that your website and applications must support and can also help you refine or re-define your site’s
navigation or search by determining the appropriate content scope.
Task analysis
NOTES TASK ANALYSIS
Purpose of Task Analysis
Performing a task analysis helps you understand:
What your users’ goals are; what they are trying to achieve
What users actually do to achieve those goals
What experiences (personal, social, and cultural) users bring to the tasks
How users are influenced by their physical environment
How users’ previous knowledge and experience influence:
o How they think about their work
o The workflow they follow to perform their tasks
Types of Task Analysis
Cognitive Task Analysis
Hierarchical Task Analysis
_________ is focused on understanding tasks that require decision-making, problem solving, memory, attention and judgement.
Cognitive Task Analysis
____________ is focused on decomposing a high-level task subtasks.
Hierarchical Task Analysis
UXPA
User Experience Professionals Association
NOTES TASK ANALYSIS 2
User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) breaks down the process for decomposing a high-level
task into the following steps:
1. Identify the task to be analyzed.
2. Break this high-level task down into 4 to 8 subtasks. The subtask should be specified in terms of
objectives and, between them, should cover the whole area of interest.
3. Draw a layered task diagram of each subtasks ensuring that it is complete
4. Produce a written account as well as the decomposition diagram.
5. Present the analysis to someone else who has not been involved in the decomposition but who
knows the tasks well enough to check for consistency
It’s important to note that you need to decide to what level of detail you are going to decompose subtasks
so that you can ensure that you are consistent across the board.
_________ is the process through which the interface and functions of a website, app, product, or service
are tested by real users who perform specific tasks in realistic conditions.
User testing