Peer Review for In-class Presentations October 21, 2008
George Mason University EDIT 730 Dr. Khan
Chapter 6 / pg. 137 of 165 Maricel Medina-Mora
Concept Model (CM) Overview Purpose: Set of ideas that form the basis of a web site design Audience: Members of project team and stakeholders Scale: Scope limited but decisions have far-reaching implications through the design Context: Later in the design process (to use common vocabulary) Format: Single page, establish the user experience basics
Listen to Dan Brown talking about Concept Models
What are concepts models?
Circles/boxes connected through lines NODES: Circles/boxes are usually NOUNS CONNECTIOS: Lines are usually VERBS
Chapter 6 / pg. 137 of 165 Maricel Medina-Mora
Layer 1: The Bare Minimum • Nodes and connections
Layer 2: Adding more detail • Embellish nodes and connections
Layer 3: The complete picture • Backdrops
Chapter 6 / pg. 137 of 165 Maricel Medina-Mora
Mastering CM Design Modeling concepts: The basics Why CM? Establish groundwork for more detailed design When to model CM? Any time on the design process to facilitate development Who are the consumers of CM? Designer to organize ideas Prerequisite for others to understand the evolution of the design Clients and stakeholders to view an unified model of the system How to build the CM layout? It is driven by data and the relationship among concepts
Identify the message of the CM Start with nouns Normalize nodes (e.g. eliminate unnecessary nodes by clustering them) Economize connections
Recommendations Balance CM and design Keep concept in perspective Build practical CMs Identify if CMs needs to be presented Prepare for a CM meeting Keep CM in context with other documents