The classes alternate between traditional lecture and group-based class activities. The lectures are based on the chapters in Usability Engineering but often introduce other material that you will also be responsible for in exams. The UE chapters are required reading, as is familiarity with the online case studies. All dates and assignments are tentative except for the final exam date. I will adjust this schedule as the semester progresses.
|
Week |
Monday Class |
Wednesday Class |
Readings |
| 1 Aug 21, 23 | Course Overview and Syllabus Lecture: Introduction |
Lecture: Principles of HCI Lecture: Introduction to SBD |
UE, Ch. 1 |
| 2 Aug 28, 30 | Teams out Lecture: Requirements Analysis |
Activity 1: Requirements Analysis Phase 1 out |
UE, Ch. 2 |
| 3 Sept 4, 6 | Labor Day (no class) | Lecture: Activity
Design Homework 1 out: Journal |
UE, Ch. 3 |
| 4 Sept 11, 13 | Activity 2: Activity Design |
Lecture: Information Design Homework 1 due |
UE, Ch. 4 |
| 5 Sept 18, 20 | Activity 3: Everyday Things |
Activity 4: Information Design Phase 1 due |
UE, Ch. 4 |
| 6 Sept 25, 27 |
Lecture: Interaction Design Mid-Term Review Phase 2 out |
Mid-Term Exam | UE, Ch. 5 |
| 7 Oct 2, 4 | Fall Break (no class) | Lecture: Interaction Design | UE, Ch. 5 |
| 8 Oct 9, 11 | Activity 5: Interaction Design |
Lecture: Prototyping Phase 2 due Phase 3 out |
UE, Ch. 6 |
| 9 Oct 16, 18 | Activity 6: Prototyping | Lecture: Evaluation | UE, Ch. 7 |
| 10 Oct 23, 25 | Activity 7: Usability Inspection | UE, Ch. 7 | |
| 11 Oct 30, Nov 1 | Phase 3 due Phase 4 out |
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| 12 Nov 6, 8 | Lecture: Evaluation |
Activity 8: Empirical Evaluation Excel file for activity 8 |
UE, Ch. 7 |
| 13 Nov 13, 15 | Activity 9: Peer Review | Lecture: Current <interactions>: Schultz; McNamara; Lewis | --- |
| 14 Nov 20, 22 | Work on project presentations and reports Phase 4 due Phase 5 out |
Thanksgiving (no class) | --- |
| 15 Nov 27, 29 | Project
Presentations: Team 1, Team 3, Team 4 |
Project
Presentations Team 2, Team 5, Team 6 Phase 5 due |
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| 16 Dec 4 | Final Exam, 3:00--6:00 pm, Butler 100 |