CS 3724, Fall 2006: Course Calendar

Calendar is subject to change, click 'refresh'. The classes alternate between lecture and group-based class activities. The lectures are roughly 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. Homework and Project assignments are due in class on Thursdays.  Hall-of-Fame/Shame Presentations have been assigned using a semi-random algorithm. Note that some presentations will be done in pairs.
Week Tues (Lecture) Tues
Presentation		 Thurs (Lecture) Thurs
Presentation		 Readings Project due (Th) Homework due (Th)
Aug 21
Week 1
 Introduction
SBD overview
UE, Ch. 1
 
Aug 28
Week 2
 Requirements M. Gillespie;
B. Pelfrey 		G. Fink: HCI in network security N. Woodcock;
K. Loder 		UE, Ch. 2 1 - Teams
 1 - UI comparison
Sep  4
Week 3
 Activity Design W. Tansey & E. Alonge;
J. Whitley & C. Fretts 		team exercise
 M. Suh ;
P. Sharkey & E. Frazier 		UE, Ch. 3
2 - UCS task analysis
Sep 11
Week 4
 Information Design &
Visualization 		B. Spangler;
R. Shadrach & B. Foster		 vis design B. Smith;
N. Sandonato & J. Bowling 		UE, Ch. 4
 2 - Requirements
Sep 18
Week 5
 Interaction Design N. Schlepp;
S. Rugh & J. Blight 		InfoVis Navigation G. Roberts;
A. Rickabaugh & B. Behrens 		UE, Ch. 5
3 - Vis tool
Sep 25
Week 6
 Formative
Evaluation		 M. Reardon;
B. Moyers & A. Altekruse 		MID-TERM
EXAM
UE, Ch. 7.2

Oct 2
Week 7
 Programming 1 K. Perkovich;
K. Miller & T. Akhtar 		Programming 2 A. Ortyl;
V. Malhotra 		UE, Ch. 6
 3 - Design and formative eval
Oct 9
Week 8
 Midterm
Presentations
(Teams 4-7)
Midterm
Presentations
(Teams 1-3)

4 - Midterm presentation
Oct 16
Week 9
 Programming 3 J. McDonald;
D. Machaj		 Programming 4 A. Iranmanesh;
K. Lenceski

4 - Applet
Oct 23
Week 10
 Evaluation R. Houtman;
C. Laffoon		 R.Ball: Hi-Res Displays
R. Alley;
C. Kreider
UE, Ch. 7

Oct 30
Week 11

class cancelled
 		 project demos
(all teams)

5 - Implementation
Nov 6
Week 12
 Evaluation K. Denny & V. Fang;
J. King & W. Klinefelter		 Exper. statistics W. Crissman;
T. Gorski


Nov 13
Week 13
 D. Poteet: Web Design
 J. Chung;
I. Good		 Agile Usability
 S. Branham;
M. Gartlan
6 - Evaluation
Nov 20
 Thanksgiving Break
Nov 27
Week 14

class cancelled
Project
Presentations
(Teams 1-3)

7 - Final presentations
Dec 4
Week 15
 Project Presentations
(Teams 4-7)



8 - Final product
(due Tues)
11am section Final Exam:  Dec 11, 1:05-3:05pm
2pm section Final Exam:  Dec 11, 7:45-9:45am