CS 5714 Final Review

As with the midterm, the final will be a closed-book, closed-notes exam. The questions will come from material covered in class, material from the textbook, and material from class discussions and activities. You will have the entire exam period to complete the final. Several questions have multiple parts -- be sure to answer each question completely.

There will be two types of questions on the final:

Short answer questions -- the short answer questions will test your ability to compare or apply the terms and concepts from class in various situations. You should answer the question in one or two paragraphs (less than half a page). Below is an example:
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  What are the key principles of minimalism?  For what types
  of users is minimalist documentation NOT well suited?
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Essay questions -- the essay questions will have multiple parts. The first part typically will test your knowledge of facts and definitions important to HCI, while the other parts will push you to think about deeper issues. Below is an example:

  In interaction design, reversibility via an "undo" command
  is essential, but there are many tradeoffs in the design
  of undo schemes.  Consider an undo command in a shared
  editor system, where more than one person may be editing a
  document simultaneously.  Describe how the undo command
  could work, considering the tradeoffs in interaction design.

If you have any questions, please send them to the email list so that the professor, the TA, and your fellow students can help you to answer them.

Good luck!