Abstract. This article introduces the design principles of serious games for chronic patients based on behavioral models. First, key features of the targeted chronic condition (Diabetes) are explained. Then, the role of psychological behavioral models in the management of chronic conditions is covered. After a short review of the existing health focused games, two recent health games that are developed based on behavioral models are overviewed in more detail. Furthermore, design principles and usability issues regarding the creation of these health games are discussed. Finally, the authors conclude that designing healthcare games based on behavioral models can increase the usability of the game in order to improve the effectiveness of the game's desired healthcare outcomes.

The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the impact of three diverse attendance and participation policies in face-to-face and online courses and the effect on students' final grades in each course. We examined nine different undergraduate courses taught between Fall 2010 and Spring 2015. The results suggest that a more stringent attendance policy significantly impacts student attendance, absences were negatively correlated with course grades, and that course delivery methods were not predictive of either attendance/participation or course grades. Additional research is needed to determine what other factors might influence attendance and participation and correlation to course grades.

Architectural designers, engineering designers, and instructional designers engage in the design process when developing new products. In the area of design, an accomplished designer must possess a high degree of expertise in order to design and produce quality products. Previous research has demonstrated that much of the empirical research in design not only ignores expertise but has actually been carried out by studying novice designers. An expert designer is someone recognised to be a reliable source of knowledge who has demonstrated proven abilities, skills, and judgment in a given discipline or field. Understanding these characteristics is the key to opening the door to new knowledge in the design process. This study examines criteria that elevate a designer to a level of expertise and offers a model to assist in the identification of a design expert.

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