Note: The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this schedule throughout the semester. Please check this page regularly for updates.
| Week | Date | In class | Assignments due | |
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| 1 | Mon 1/19 | MLK Day, no class | ||
| Wed 1/21 | Intro and welcome | |||
| 2 | Mon 1/26 | Social computing (slides) |
Reading: The computer reaches out by Grudin Blog: Your 30-second intro |
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| Wed 1/28 |
Finish social computing Creative computing (slides) |
Reading: Creativity support tools by Shneiderman Reading: What makes a successful pitch? by Stanford Business Blog: Review project ideas |
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| 3 | Mon 2/2 |
Crowdsourced creativity (slides) Project pitches (instructor) Practice pitches with peers |
Reading: Chapter 3, UX Book | |
| Wed 2/4 |
Project pitches (class) Straw poll |
Optional: Prepare project pitch Optional: Post your project idea to the blog by Thurs Project applications due Fri midnight |
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| 4 | Mon 2/9 |
Project management (slides) Social loafing Group assignments |
Reading: Chapter 4, UX Book | |
| Wed 2/11 |
Literature review Competitive analysis (slides) |
Finalize groups by Fri Blog: Press release #1 due Fri |
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| 5 | Mon 2/16 | Snow day, no class | ||
| Wed 2/18 | Service design (slides) |
Reading: Chapter 5, UX Book Lit review and competitive analysis due Fri Blog: Press release #2 due Fri |
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| 6 | Mon 2/23 | Design and prototyping I (slides) | Reading: Chapter 7, UX Book | |
| Wed 2/25 | Legal issues and business models (slides) |
Reading: VT Policy 13000 Team name due Wed Project plan and deadlines due Fri Meeting w/ project sponsor due Fri Blog: Press release #3 due Fri |
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| 7 | Mon 3/2 | Design and prototyping II (slides) | Reading: Chapter 11, UX Book | |
| Wed 3/4 | Crowdsourcing and prototyping |
Sign up for Mechanical Turk (as worker) Optional Reading: Crowdsourcing User Studies with Mechanical Turk by Kittur et al. Contextual inquiry due Fri Blog: Press release #4 due Fri |
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| 8 | Mon 3/9 | Spring break, no class | ||
| Wed 3/11 | Spring break, no class | |||
| 9 | Mon 3/16 | Dr. Luther out of town, no class | Reading: Chapter 12, UX Book | |
| Wed 3/18 | Guest speaker: Dr. Michael Horning |
Prototypes due Fri Blog: Press release #5 due Fri |
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| Thu 3/19 | Meet w/ Dr. Luther to discuss Go/No Go plans Office hours 12:30–2:30 and 4:30–6:30, Torg 3160S |
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| 10 | Mon 3/23 | Go/No Go | ||
| Wed 3/25 | Go/No Go | Blog: Press release #6 due Fri | ||
| 11 | Mon 3/30 |
Go/No Go reflections Evaluation (slides) |
Reading: Chapter 13, UX Book | |
| Wed 4/1 | Project day |
Midpoint team evaluations due Blog: Press release #7 due Fri |
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| 12 | Mon 4/6 | Project day | Reading: Chapter 17, UX Book | |
| Wed 4/8 | Project day (meet in MAC Learning Studio) |
People's choice survey due Wed midnight Evaluation plan due Fri Blog: Press release #8 due Fri |
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| 13 | Mon 4/13 | People's choice: Project day (meet in Pamplin) | ||
| Wed 4/15 | Project day (meet in MAC Learning Studio) |
Hi-fi prototype due Fri Blog: Press release #9 due Fri |
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| 14 | Mon 4/20 | Prototype demos / in-class feedback | ||
| Wed 4/22 | Project day (meet in MAC Learning Studio) | |||
| 15 | Mon 4/27 | Practice final presentations | VTURCS abstracts / posters due | |
| Wed 4/29 | Practice final presentations (meet in MAC Learning Studio) |
Evaluation report due Fri Blog: Press release #10 (last one!) due Fri |
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| Thu 4/30 | VTURCS Spring Symposium, 4-6:30pm, Owens Hall | |||
| 16 | Mon 5/4 | Final project presentations at ICAT Day, 3-4pm | ||
| Wed 5/6 |
Wrap up / Course evaluation Project day (meet in MAC Learning Studio) |
Final team evaluations due Fri All project deliverables due Fri |
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| 17 | Mon 5/11 | No class | ||
| Wed 5/13 | Final exam, 10:05am–12:05pm (Pamplin) |