CS3724 Calendar

CS 3724, Fall 2007: Course Calendar

The classes alternate between traditional lecture and group-based class activities. The lectures are based on the chapters in Usability Engineering (UE) and The Deisgn of Everyday Things (DOET) 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.


Week	Tuesday Class	Thursday Class	Readings
Aug. 21/23	Lecture: Course Overview and Introduction Syllabus, procedures, project survey	Demos: Analyzing UI usability	n/a
Aug. 28/30	Lecture: Introduction to SBD and evaluation Groups assigned	Activity 1, based on homework 2 PHASE 1 assigned	UE, Ch. 1
Sept. 4/6	Lecture: Requirements Analysis	Activity 2	UE, Ch. 2
Sept. 11/13	Lecture/discussion: Design of Everyday Things	Activity 3 Phase 1 due Phase 2 assigned	DOET
Sept. 18/20	Lecture: Activity Design	Lecture: Information Design	UE, Chs. 3-4
Sept. 25/27	Lecture: Information Design Activity 4	Activity 5	UE, Ch. 4
Oct. 2/4	Guest Lecture: Interaction Design PHASE 2 DUE PHASE 3 assigned	Guest Lecture: Interaction Design Activity 6	UE, Ch. 5
Oct. 9/11	Mid-term review	MID-TERM EXAM	n/a
Oct. 16/18	Lecture: UI Programming (additional resources)	Lecture: UI Programming (additional resources)	n/a
Oct. 23/25	Lecture: Prototyping	Activity 7	UE, Ch. 6
Oct. 30/Nov. 1	Lecture: Evaluation PHASE 3 DUE PHASE 4 assigned	Activity 8	UE, Ch. 7
Nov. 6/8	Guest Lecture: Evaluation	Activity 9 Homework 3 assigned	UE, Ch. 7
Nov. 13/15	Lecture: Emerging Paradigms in HCI Homework 3 due MONDAY NOV. 12, 11:59 AM	Activity 10 PHASE 4 DUE PHASE 5 assigned	UE, Ch. 9
Nov. 20/22	THANKSGIVING BREAK	THANKSGIVING BREAK	n/a
Nov. 27/29	Flex day	PROJECT PRESENTATIONS	n/a
Dec. 4	PROJECT PRESENTATIONS PHASE 5 DUE	Reading Day	n/a
Dec. 12	FINAL EXAM, 2:05-4:05 PM, AA 109