| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Project
Assignment / Due Date |
| 1 |
23
August |
-
Introduction
-
Motivation for HCI
-
Terminology, concepts
-
User
Interaction Life Cycle Activities
-
Relationship of interaction design
to software design
-
Development methodologies
-
LUCID
introduction
-
|
1
3
LUCID
material |
|
| 2 |
30
August |
-
LUCID
Stage 1: Envision
-
Product concept, user classes,
usability goals, constraints, high level tasks/functionality
-
UI road map
|
2.4.1 |
|
| 3 |
6
September |
-
LUCID
Stage 2: Analyze
-
User class characteristics
Requirements gathering
User task analysis
Usage scenarios
|
3.5,
2.4.2,
3.7 |
6
September - Project 0: Getting started |
| 4 |
13
September |
-
LUCID
Stage 3: Design
-
Metaphor/model, participatory
design, conceptual interaction design, navigation, screen layout and visual
design, style guide, scenario-based design, rapid prototyping.
|
3.6 |
15
September - Project 1: Product concept |
| 5 |
20
September |
-
LUCID Stage 3: Design
-
Low fidelity prototype, prototype
evolution.
-
User
Action Framework
-
User Interaction Design Guidelines
|
3.6 |
|
| 6 |
27
September |
User
Interaction Design Guidelines |
2,
11 |
29
September - Project 2: User task analysis |
| 7 |
4
October |
LUCID
Stage 4: Refine
Benchmark task design
User-based evaluation
|
2,
11 |
4
October - MID TERM EXAM |
| 8 |
11
October |
LUCID
Stage 4: Refine
Benchmark task design
User-based evaluation
|
4 |
11
October - Homework
1 Due.
15 October - Project 3: Design
and Prototype |
| 9 |
18
October |
LUCID
Stage 4: Refine
User-based evaluation
Iterative redesign based
on evaluation results
|
4 |
24
October, 6:00 p.m. - end of prototype demo period |
| 10 |
25
October |
-
LUCID Stage 3: Design
-
Usability
inspection
In-class exercises
|
2 |
25 October: Due date for homework 2 |
| 11 |
1
November |
Web Usability Guidelines
|
6,16 |
|
| 12 |
8
November |
NOTE:
Teams 1, 2, and 3 overlap Project 4 and Project 5 due dates, so Teams 1,
2, and 3 may hand in Project 4 on 15 November (Monday), if they wish, without
penalty. This is very early notice; plan accordingly! |
|
12
November - Project 4: Usability Evaluation,
12 November - Start Project
5: Presentation - Teams 1, 2, 3 |
| 13 |
15
November |
Project Presentations
|
|
15
November (Monday) - Presentations -Teams 4, 5, 6
17 November (Wednesday) -
Presentations - Teams 7,
8, 9
19 November (Friday) - Presentations
- Teams 10, 11, 12
|
| |
22
November |
THANKSGIVING
BREAK WEEK |
|
|
| 14 |
29
November |
Project
Presentations |
|
29
November (Monday) - Presentations - Teams 13, 14, 15
Due Date: Homework 3-5
1 December (Wednesday) - Presentations
- Teams 16, 17, 18
3 December (Friday) - Presentations
- Teams 19, 20, 21 |
| 15 |
6
December |
Project
presentations, review, wrap up, faculty evaluations. |
|
6
December (Monday) - Presentations - Teams 22, 23, 24
8 December (Wednesday) - Faculty
Evaluation, attendence required! |
| |
10
December |
FINAL
EXAM, 7:45 A.M. (Friday) |
|
FINAL
EXAM |
