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Known user

A specific person or group, like a classmate, a teacher or a Year 3 class, who will use your solution and who you can ask directly. They are the user, not you the creator.

Part of: QCE Digital Solutions Unit 1 — User Experiences and Interfaces — Module 17

Understanding Known user in QCE Digital Solutions Unit 1

What it does: The creator (Mia) builds the solution, and the known user (Grandpa Joe) is the one who will actually use it. Saying who the person is by name means you know exactly who to ask about their needs. A known user is a specific person or group you can ask directly. Ms Lee is real and you can talk to her. Naming who the user is makes the need clear. 'People' is too vague to ask or help.

Common mistakes: Mia is the creator. The app is for the known user, Mr Lee, so line 4 should say 'Build the app for Mr Lee'. A known user is someone else who will use the solution, not the creator. It should name a person you can ask, such as 'my grandparent'.

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Learning
Duo
Which of these is a known user for an app you are designing?
Everyone in the whole worldYour teacher, Ms Lee, who you can ask what she needs
Matches
My known user is me, because I am making the game.
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The creator is mixed up with the user. The known user should be someone else who will use the game and can be asked what they want.
Applying
Meanings
Term
known user
Meaning
A specific person or group, like a classmate, a teacher or a Year 3 class, who will use your solution and who you can ask directly. They are the user, not you the creator.
Practice
creator = "Sam"
Testing
Gaps
A is someone I can ask directly.
Check Answer
Spots
3Ask Mr Lee what he needs
4Build the app for Mia

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Quick Questions

1. Which of these is a known user for an app you are designing?
A. Your teacher, Ms Lee, who you can ask what she needs ✓
B. Everyone in the whole world
A known user is a specific person or group you can ask directly. Ms Lee is real and you can talk to her.
2. Mia is making a quiz game for her Year 3 buddy class. Who is the known user?
A. Mia, the creator
B. The Year 3 class ✓
The Year 3 class will use the game, so they are the known user. Mia is the creator.
3. True or false: A known user can be a group of people, like a Year 3 class.
A. True ✓
B. False
A known user can be one person or a group, as long as it is specific and you can ask them directly.
4. Which sentence names the known user clearly?
A. This timer is for my grandpa, who has trouble seeing small numbers. ✓
B. This timer is for people.
Naming who the user is makes the need clear. 'People' is too vague to ask or help.
5. Sam builds a reading tracker for his classmate Priya. What should Sam do first?
A. Only build what Sam likes
B. Ask Priya what she needs ✓
The known user is Priya, not Sam. Asking her helps Sam make a solution that works for her.

Match the Pairs

known user → A specific person or group who will use your solution and who you can ask directly
User: Ms Lee's Year 3 class → Names a group of users who are known and can be asked directly
The user is the person who will use the solution, not the creator who builds it → Creator: Mia | User: Grandpa Joe
Naming exactly who the user is makes them a known user you can ask → My known user is Sam, my classmate.
My known user is me, because I am making the game. → The creator is mixed up with the user. The known user should be someone else who will use the game and can be asked what they want.
My known user is everyone in the world. → This is not a known user because it is not a specific person or group you can ask directly.

Key Term

known user
A specific person or group, like a classmate, a teacher or a Year 3 class, who will use your solution and who you can ask directly. They are the user, not you the creator.

Fill in the Blanks

1. A known user is someone I can ask directly.
Hint: Type the two-word term for a specific person or group who will use the solution.
2. I am the creator, not the user.
Hint: Type the word for the person who makes the solution.
3. A Year 3 class is a group of known users.
Hint: Type the word for several people together.
4. I can ask a known user what they need.
Hint: Type the action word for getting answers straight from the user.
5. The user is the person I make it for.
Hint: Type the small word that shows who the solution is made on behalf of.

Spot the Error

Question 1
A Creator: Mia
B Known user: Mr Lee
C Ask Mr Lee what he needs
D Build the app for Mia
Line D — Mia is the creator. The app is for the known user, Mr Lee, so line 4 should say 'Build the app for Mr Lee'.
Question 2
A Known user: me, the creator
B Ask what is hard for them
C Write down their answer
Line A — A known user is someone else who will use the solution, not the creator. It should name a person you can ask, such as 'my grandparent'.
Question 3
A Creator: Sam
B User: Sam
C Ask the class what they like
Line B — Sam is the creator, so Sam cannot also be the user. The user here is the group of people the solution is for: the Year 3 class.
Question 4
A Known user: Ms Tran
B Creator: Ava
C Ask Ms Tran what she needs
D Plan the app from my guesses
Line D — A known user can be asked directly. Ava should use Ms Tran's answer to plan the app instead of guessing.
Question 5
A Creator: Leo
B Known user group: Year 3 class
C Ask the Year 5 class for ideas
D Make a list of their ideas
Line C — The known user group is the Year 3 class, so Leo must ask that group. Asking a Year 5 class would give ideas from the wrong users.

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