INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT EXEMPLAR
WGU D652
Design Applications
Task 1 - Storyboard, User Flow, and Design Rationale
Original scenario: Harbor & Hearth Cafe Order-Ahead Experience
ORDER AHEAD
STORYBOARD
USER FLOW
RUBRIC-MAPPED VISUAL ARTIFACTS SEPTEMBER 2026
Prepared as a study model and adaptable template. It is not an official WGU document, does not reproduce a confidential
rubric, and is not a guarantee of evaluator approval. A student should verify the live task directions and replace the scenario,
analysis, and artifacts with original work before submission.
,D652 DESIGN APPLICATIONS - TASK 1 EXEMPLAR SEPTEMBER 2026 ALIGNMENT
0. Document status and alignment basis
What is verified
WGU's September 2026 Institutional Catalog identifies D652 (DES 3100) as Design Applications, a
3-CU course in the B.S. User Experience Design program. The official description names
storyboards, wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes, visual composition, interactivity, usability,
balance, thematic consistency, visual aesthetics, and ethical considerations as core course work.
What is reconstructed
The complete live Task 1 prompt and rubric are available only inside the student assessment
portal and were not publicly accessible during research. Therefore, the section labels and
coverage matrix in this document are an evidence-based alignment framework, not verbatim
WGU rubric language. Confirm every heading, required attachment, filename, and submission
method against the active portal before use.
Evidence class Finding How it shapes this exemplar
Official - Sept. 2026 Storyboard-to-wireframe-to-low-fidelity sequence; Every design decision is explicitly tied to those
catalog usability, composition, consistency, aesthetics, competencies.
ethics.
Official - program Hands-on wireframing/prototyping plus inclusivity, Accessibility and ethical safeguards are embedded, not
outcomes accessibility, and ethical responsibility. appended.
Public portfolio A 2026 D652 portfolio describes a hypothetical cafe A new fictional cafe scenario is used because it fits the
evidence order-ahead project using user flow, storyboard, and publicly evidenced project pattern; no student artifact is
wireframes. copied.
Public evaluator A student reported a Task 2 revision when the written This exemplar uses panel-to-interaction traceability and
feedback interaction sequence did not match the displayed matching labels.
screens.
Alignment date: September 2, 2026. Because WGU can revise tasks without public notice, the live assessment portal remains
controlling.
Independent educational resource - original fictional scenario Page 2
, D652 DESIGN APPLICATIONS - TASK 1 EXEMPLAR SEPTEMBER 2026 ALIGNMENT
. Contents
1 Executive summary
2 Scenario brief and design challenge
3 Users, needs, and assumptions
4 Experience requirements and success criteria
5 Primary user flow
6 Storyboard - primary flow
7 Storyboard - recovery and edge cases
8 Panel-by-panel interaction specification
9 Wireframe handoff concepts
10 Visual composition and hierarchy rationale
11 Usability and interaction rationale
12 Accessibility and inclusive design
13 Ethics, privacy, and user autonomy
14 Traceability and evaluator preflight
15 References
Submission package represented
One written rationale containing a scenario brief, user definition, task flow, annotated storyboard,
accessibility/ethics analysis, and artifact traceability. If the live task requires a separate link,
source file, or template, attach it exactly as instructed in the portal.
Independent educational resource - original fictional scenario Page 3
WGU D652
Design Applications
Task 1 - Storyboard, User Flow, and Design Rationale
Original scenario: Harbor & Hearth Cafe Order-Ahead Experience
ORDER AHEAD
STORYBOARD
USER FLOW
RUBRIC-MAPPED VISUAL ARTIFACTS SEPTEMBER 2026
Prepared as a study model and adaptable template. It is not an official WGU document, does not reproduce a confidential
rubric, and is not a guarantee of evaluator approval. A student should verify the live task directions and replace the scenario,
analysis, and artifacts with original work before submission.
,D652 DESIGN APPLICATIONS - TASK 1 EXEMPLAR SEPTEMBER 2026 ALIGNMENT
0. Document status and alignment basis
What is verified
WGU's September 2026 Institutional Catalog identifies D652 (DES 3100) as Design Applications, a
3-CU course in the B.S. User Experience Design program. The official description names
storyboards, wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes, visual composition, interactivity, usability,
balance, thematic consistency, visual aesthetics, and ethical considerations as core course work.
What is reconstructed
The complete live Task 1 prompt and rubric are available only inside the student assessment
portal and were not publicly accessible during research. Therefore, the section labels and
coverage matrix in this document are an evidence-based alignment framework, not verbatim
WGU rubric language. Confirm every heading, required attachment, filename, and submission
method against the active portal before use.
Evidence class Finding How it shapes this exemplar
Official - Sept. 2026 Storyboard-to-wireframe-to-low-fidelity sequence; Every design decision is explicitly tied to those
catalog usability, composition, consistency, aesthetics, competencies.
ethics.
Official - program Hands-on wireframing/prototyping plus inclusivity, Accessibility and ethical safeguards are embedded, not
outcomes accessibility, and ethical responsibility. appended.
Public portfolio A 2026 D652 portfolio describes a hypothetical cafe A new fictional cafe scenario is used because it fits the
evidence order-ahead project using user flow, storyboard, and publicly evidenced project pattern; no student artifact is
wireframes. copied.
Public evaluator A student reported a Task 2 revision when the written This exemplar uses panel-to-interaction traceability and
feedback interaction sequence did not match the displayed matching labels.
screens.
Alignment date: September 2, 2026. Because WGU can revise tasks without public notice, the live assessment portal remains
controlling.
Independent educational resource - original fictional scenario Page 2
, D652 DESIGN APPLICATIONS - TASK 1 EXEMPLAR SEPTEMBER 2026 ALIGNMENT
. Contents
1 Executive summary
2 Scenario brief and design challenge
3 Users, needs, and assumptions
4 Experience requirements and success criteria
5 Primary user flow
6 Storyboard - primary flow
7 Storyboard - recovery and edge cases
8 Panel-by-panel interaction specification
9 Wireframe handoff concepts
10 Visual composition and hierarchy rationale
11 Usability and interaction rationale
12 Accessibility and inclusive design
13 Ethics, privacy, and user autonomy
14 Traceability and evaluator preflight
15 References
Submission package represented
One written rationale containing a scenario brief, user definition, task flow, annotated storyboard,
accessibility/ethics analysis, and artifact traceability. If the live task requires a separate link,
source file, or template, attach it exactly as instructed in the portal.
Independent educational resource - original fictional scenario Page 3
