The classes alternate between traditional lectures 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 20, 22 | Course Overview and Syllabus Lecture: Introduction |
(no class) | UE, Ch. 1 |
| 2 Aug 27, 29 | Lecture: Principles
of HCI Lecture: Introduction to SBD |
Lecture: Requirements Analysis | UE, Ch. 2 |
| 3 Sept 3, 5 | Labor Day (no class) | Homework 1
out: Journal Activity 1: Requirements Analysis Teams out Phase 1 out |
UE, Ch. 2 |
| 4 Sept 10, 12 | Lecture: Activity Design |
Homework 1
due Activity 2: Activity Design |
UE, Ch. 3 |
| 5 Sept 17, 19 | Activity 3: Everyday Things | Lecture: Information Design Phase 1 due |
UE, Ch. 4 |
| 6 Sept 24, 26 |
Activity 4: Information Design Phase 2 out |
Lecture:
Interaction Design Mid-Term Review |
UE, Ch. 5 |
| 7 Oct 1, 3 | Fall Break (no class) | Mid-Term Exam | --- |
| 8 Oct 8, 10 | Lecture: Interaction Design |
Activity 5: Interaction Design |
UE, Ch. 5 |
| 9 Oct 15, 17 | Lecture: Prototyping Phase 2 due Phase 3 out |
Activity 6: Prototyping |
UE, Ch. 6 |
| 10 Oct 22, 24 | Lecture: Evaluation |
Activity 7: Usability Inspection |
UE, Ch. 7 |
| 11 Oct 29, 31 | Phase 3 due |
UE, Ch. 7 | |
| 12 Nov 5, 7 | Lecture: Evaluation |
Activity 8: Empirical Evaluation Excel file for activity 8 Phase 4 out Phase 5 out |
UE, Ch. 7 |
| 13 Nov 12, 14 | Activity 9: Peer Review | Movie Day! Warning: Bring something to wipe your eyes... |
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| 14 Nov 19, 21 | Lecture: About Face discussion Reading: About Face 2.0 Chap 6 |
Thanksgiving (no class) | --- |
| 15 Nov 26, 28 | Project Presentations: Team 1, Team 3 Phase 4 due |
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| 16 Dec 3, 5 | Project
Presentations: Team 2, Team 4 Phase 5 due |
Final Exam, 3:00–6:00 pm |