DDQ TUE 2023-01-17
4. Conceptual Models¶
4.1. Agenda¶
Released |
Category |
Assignment |
Day |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-01-10 |
Term Project |
FRI |
2023-01-20 |
|
2023-01-19 |
Paper Pres. |
THU |
2023-01-26 |
|
2023-01-19 |
Term Project |
Milestone 1: Problem Proposal (Part 1) |
FRI |
2023-01-27 |
2023-01-19 |
Paper Pres. |
THU |
2023-02-09 |
|
2023-01-19 |
Term Project |
Milestone 1: Problem Proposal (Part 2) |
FRI |
2023-02-10 |
2023-02-07 |
Exams |
FRI |
2023-02-10 |
|
2023-02-07 |
Exams |
TUE |
2023-02-14 |
|
2023-02-16 |
Term Project |
FRI |
2023-03-17 |
|
2023-03-20 |
Term Project |
FRI |
2023-04-14 |
|
2023-03-28 |
Exams |
FRI |
2023-04-21 |
|
2023-03-28 |
Exams |
THU |
2023-04-27 |
|
2023-03-28 |
Term Project |
TUE |
2023-05-09 |
General Announcements
Activity
Note
Please see Dr. Cotterell at the end of class today if you are doing the Honors Option for this course and you have not yet finished the paperwork for the Honors Option.
4.2. Activity¶
4.2.1. Introduction¶
Recall that a conceptual model is a high-level, usually simplified, description of how a system is organized and works, and the system image is what can be perceived from a physical structure that has been built.
Fig. 4.1 The designer’s model, the user’s model, and the system image, as illustrated in Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things.¶
The designer expects the user’s model to be identical to the design model, but because dsigners cannot communicate directly with users, the entire burden of communication is on the system image.
—Norman, The Design of Everyday Things.
Whenever you use a product or system, your conceptual model for the system constantly updates based on your interaction and the system image. In this activity, let’s take away the interaction and focus on just the system image.
4.2.2. Breakout Groups¶
Duration: \(\sim\) 20 minutes
Randomize!
Please randomize!
Quickly introduce yourselves to each other, if you don’t already know each other.
Pick a group representative. This person will be responsible for posting your breakout group’s response on Piazza before breakout group work ends for this activity.
Find the entry in this table corresponding to your breakout room number:
#
Name
Screenshot / Photo
1
Weatherbug
2
USB to HDMI Adapter
3
Nixon Watch
4
Emacs
5
Switch
6
USB to HDMI Adapter
7
Radio
8
Phone
9
Mask
10
Atari 2600
Help your group representative respond to the following in a followup discussion to Piazza @17.
List the names of your breakout group members.
Include a link to your group’s screenshot / photo.
List everything you can perceive about the system or product.
Collectively describe a conceptual model based on what you perceived. As you consider these questions, please be sure to note if there was any disagreement among members of the group. You may also include questions in response to some questions if you think more information about something would be useful.
What does it do? What do you think the different parts do?
How does it work?
For a few of the functions, what does the user need to do to make that happen?
Finished?
Look at and reply to the posts that other groups made.
4.2.3. After Breakout Groups¶
Duration: TBD
Look at some of the Piazza posts as a class.
4.2.4. After Class¶
Before the next class period, individually comment on another group’s post by replying to their followup discussion in Piazza @17.
Continue reading the Foundations module and familiarize yourself with the vocabulary. We will have our first DDQ based on course content on Monday!
Here is a list of current assignments:
Released
Category
Assignment
Day
Date
2023-01-10
Term Project
FRI
2023-01-20
2023-01-19
Paper Pres.
THU
2023-01-26
2023-01-19
Term Project
Milestone 1: Problem Proposal (Part 1)
FRI
2023-01-27
2023-01-19
Paper Pres.
THU
2023-02-09
2023-01-19
Term Project
Milestone 1: Problem Proposal (Part 2)
FRI
2023-02-10
2023-02-07
Exams
FRI
2023-02-10
2023-02-07
Exams
TUE
2023-02-14
2023-02-16
Term Project
FRI
2023-03-17
2023-03-20
Term Project
FRI
2023-04-14
2023-03-28
Exams
FRI
2023-04-21
2023-03-28
Exams
THU
2023-04-27
2023-03-28
Term Project
TUE
2023-05-09