Tentative Calendar -- may be
changed/updated during the semester
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Day
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Date
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Topic(s)
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Readings
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Assignments |
1
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Mon |
Aug
22
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Course Introduction
Activity:
Background survey and project preferences |
UE,
Ch. 1
DOET, Ch. 1
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Wed |
Aug
24
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Usability Life-Cycle
SBD Introduction
Activity: Project
group assignments |
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Assign:
PD1 Root Concept and PCS |
2
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Mon |
Aug
29
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Usability Life-Cycle
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In-class:
Quiz 1
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Wed |
Aug
31
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Introduction to Scenario Based Design
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UE,
Ch. 2
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Due: PD1 Root Concept and PCS
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3
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Mon |
Sept
5 |
Problem Scenarios
Activity:
Problem Scenario exercise
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Assign: PD2 Requirements and Problem Scenarios
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Wed |
Sept
7 |
Requirements Analysis
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4
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Mon |
Sept
12 |
User Classes
Activity: Problem Scenarios, Claims,
User Classes, and Usability Goals
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Wed |
Sept
14
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Activity: Problem Scenarios, Claims,
User Classes, and Usability Goals
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5
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Mon |
Sept
19
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Activity Design
Review for mid-term exam #1
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UE, Ch. 3.1 - 3.3
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Due: PD2 Requirements and Problem Scenarios
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Wed |
Sept
21
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Mid-term Exam #1
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Assign: PD3 Design Scenarios
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6
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Mon |
Sept
26
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Activity Design
Information Design
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UE, Ch. 4
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Wed |
Sept
28 |
Information
Design |
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7
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Mon |
Oct
3
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Interaction Design
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UE,
Ch. 5 |
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Wed |
Oct
5
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Interaction Design
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Due: PD3 Design Scenarios
Assign: PD4 Lo-fi Prototype |
8
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Mon |
Oct
10
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HOLIDAY
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Wed |
Oct
12
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Prototyping
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UE, Ch. 6
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9
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Mon |
Oct
17
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Prototyping |
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Wed |
Oct
19
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Usability Evalution
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UE, Ch. 7
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Due:
PD4 Lo-fi prototype
Assign: PD5 Hi-fi Prototype and Demo
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10
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Mon |
Oct
24
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Usability Evaluation
Review for mid-term exam #2
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Wed |
Oct
26
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Mid-term
exam #2 |
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11
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Mon |
Oct
31
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Usability
Evaluation |
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Wed |
Nov
2
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Usability Evaluation
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12
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Mon |
Nov
7
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Usability Evaluation |
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Due: PD5 Hi-fi Prototype and Demo
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Wed |
Nov
9
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Activity: Usability Evaluation |
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13
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Mon |
Nov
14
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Guidelines
(see
http://www.usability.gov/guidelines/) |
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Assign: PD6 Formative UE
Assign: PD7 Presentations
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Wed |
Nov
16
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Guidelines |
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14
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Mon |
Nov
21
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HOLIDAY
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Wed |
Nov
23
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HOLIDAY
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15
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Mon
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Nov
28
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Guidelines
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Wed
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Nov
30
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Guidelines
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Due Fri, Dec 2: PD6 Formative UE
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16
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Mon
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Dec
5
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Activity: Project presentations
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Due: PD7 Presentations
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Wed
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Dec
7
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Activity: Project presentations
Review for final exam
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Tues
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Dec
13
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FINAL EXAM, 3:25 - 5:25pm
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