CS3724
Spring 2000
Course
Outline and Project Due Date Calendar
This
is the approximate chronological order in which material will be covered.
The class notes will be available as a package from a local copy center.
The class notes and LUCID material are also posted within the course web
site. It is mandatory for you to bring your class notes to every
class. The LUCID reading is optional, for your own information (to
see what this material looks like to practitioners in the real world).
You
are responsible for knowing where our class discussions are in the class
notes and setting your own reading pace to keep ahead enough to be prepared
for class discussion and activities. There will be numerous quizzes,
often unannounced, to assess how well you are keeping up.
| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Project
Assignment / Due Date |
| 1 |
17
January |
-
Introduction
-
Motivation for HCI
-
Terminology, concepts
-
User
Interaction Life Cycle Activities
-
Relationship of interaction design
to software design
-
Development methodologies
-
LUCID
introduction
-
|
|
| 2 |
24
January |
-
LUCID
Stage 1: Envision
-
Product concept, user classes,
usability goals, constraints, high level tasks/functionality
-
UI road map
|
|
| 3 |
31
January |
-
LUCID
Stage 2: Analyze
-
User class characteristics
Requirements gathering
User task analysis
Usage scenarios
|
31
January (Monday)
Project
0: Getting started, Due |
| 4 |
07
February |
-
LUCID
Stage 3: Design
-
Metaphor/model, participatory
design, conceptual interaction design, navigation, screen layout and visual
design, style guide, scenario-based design, rapid prototyping.
|
09
February (Wednesday)
Project
1: Product concept, Due |
| 5 |
14
February |
-
LUCID Stage 3: Design
-
Low fidelity prototype, prototype
evolution.
-
User
Action Framework
-
User Interaction Design Guidelines
|
14
February (Monday)
Homework
1 Due |
| 6 |
21
February |
User
Interaction Design Guidelines |
23
February (Wednesday)
Project
2: User task analysis, Due |
| 7 |
28
February |
LUCID
Stage 4: Refine
Benchmark task design
User-based evaluation
|
|
| 8 |
06
March |
LUCID
Stage 4: Refine
Benchmark task design
User-based evaluation
LUCID
Stage 4: Forms
|
06
March (Monday)
Homework
2 Due
10 March (Friday)
Project 3: Design and Prototype,
Due |
| |
13
March
|
Spring Break
|
|
| 9 |
20
March |
LUCID Stage 4:
Refine
User-based evaluation
Iterative redesign based
on evaluation results
|
24
March, 5:00PM
End of prototype demo period |
| 10 |
27
March |
-
LUCID Stage 3: Design
-
Usability
inspection
In-class exercises
- Usability problem extraction and classification
|
|
| 11 |
03
April |
Web
Usability Intro
Web
Usability Guidelines
|
|
| 12 |
10
April |
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 17 April (Monday), if they wish, without
penalty. This is very early notice; plan accordingly! |
14
April (Friday)
Project
4: Usability Evaluation, Due
14 April
Start
Project 5: Presentation - Teams 1, 2, 3 |
| 13 |
17
April |
Project Presentations
|
17
April (Monday)
Presentations
-Teams 4, 5, 6
19 April (Wednesday)
Presentations
- Teams 7, 8, 9
21 April (Friday)
Presentations
- Teams 10, 11, 12
21 April
(Friday)
Homework
3 Due |
| 14 |
24
April |
Project
Presentations |
24
April (Monday)
Presentation
- Teams 13, 14, 15
24 April (Monday)
Project 6: Team Member Evaluation
Forms Due.
Shortcut
to Team Member Eval. Forms
26 April (Wednesday)
Presentation
- Teams 16, 17, 18
28 April (Friday)
Faculty
Evaluation, attendance required!
28 April (Friday)
Homework 4 Due
28 April (Friday)
Presentation
- Teams 19, 20, 21 |
| 15 |
01
May |
Project
presentations, review, wrap up, faculty evaluations. |
01
May (Monday) Presentation - Teams
22, 23, 24
03 May
(Wednesday)
Questiontions
& Answers by GTA |
| |
09
May |
FINAL
EXAM, 3:25PM (Tuesday) |
FINAL
EXAM |
|
