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Course Outline and Assignment Due-Date Calendar
Project assignments, with appropriate deliverables and dates for their completion are given below. These dates are firm, with at least the up-front expectation there will be no extensions or exceptions. It is nearly impossible to slip dates and still get it all done in the semester.
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Week #
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Day
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Date
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Topic
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Class notes |
Text
Chapters |
Project Assignment / Due Date
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# Weeks
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1
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M
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8/25
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Introduction, demographic survey, Life Cycle |
-
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-
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-
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Tu
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8/26
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Life Cycle, Systems Analysis, product concept statement, form teams |
1 & 4
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-
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-
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Th
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8/28
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Systems Analysis, exercises |
-
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5
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-
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-
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2
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M
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9/1
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Systems Analysis, exercises |
-
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-
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-
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-
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Tu
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9/2
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Systems Analysis, Design |
5
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-
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-
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Th
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9/4
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Scenarios & Screen Design, exercise |
-
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-
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Project 1: Topic, Client, and Product Concept Statement |
1.0
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3
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M
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9/8
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Scenarios & Screen Design, show & tell |
-
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-
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-
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-
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Tu
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9/9
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Benchmark Tasks, Usability Specifications, exercise, show & tell |
8
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-
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-
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Th
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9/11
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No lecture, meet as needed to discuss projects |
-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Tu
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9/16
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No lecture, meet as needed to discuss projects |
-
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-
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Project 2: Systems Analysis |
1.5
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Th
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9/18 | No lecture, meet as needed to discuss projects |
-
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-
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-
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-
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5
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Tu
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9/23
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Rapid Prototyping, exercise |
-
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-
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-
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Th
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9/25
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Rapid Prototyping exercise |
-
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-
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Project 3: Scenarios, Screen Design, and Early Prototype |
1.5
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6
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Tu
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9/30
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Usability evaluation (Intro), Usability evaluation (Before data collection) |
10
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-
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-
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Th
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10/2
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Usability evaluation (During data collection), critical incident
exercise (individual) |
-
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-
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-
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7
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Tu
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10/7
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Usability evaluation (During data collection), in-class demo |
- |
-
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-
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-
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Th
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10/9
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Usability evaluation (During data collection)
team exercise |
-
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-
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-
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-
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8
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Tu
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10/14
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Usability evaluation (After data collection), team exercise |
-
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Project 4: High-Fidelity Prototype and Usability Specifications |
2.5
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Th
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10/16
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In-class exercise RP & evaluation show & tell |
-
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-
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Prototype demos (detailed task-driven demos for GTA):
all teams
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-
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9
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Tu
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10/21
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Team project prototype demos (in-class overview) |
-
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-
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Prototype demos (detailed task-driven demos for GTA):
all teams
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-
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Th
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10/23
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User Action Framework, design guidelines |
2
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Prototype demos (detailed task-driven demos for GTA): all teams 6:30 PM: Deadline for team prototype grading with GTA |
-
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10
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Tu
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10/28
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User Action Framework, design guidelines, Usability guidelines exercises |
-
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- |
-
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Th
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10/30
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Usability Inspection, Web intro |
-
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-
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-
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11
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Tu
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11/4
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Web design guidelines |
-
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3.0
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Th
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11/6
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Usability problem analysis |
-
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-
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12
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Tu
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11/11
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Usability problem analysis |
-
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-
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-
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Th
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11/13
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Usability problem analysis |
-
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-
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-
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-
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13
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Tu
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11/18
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Human-to-human communication |
-
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2.0
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Th
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11/20
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Open (safety valve) |
-
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-
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-
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Thanksgiving Break Week - Enjoy your turkey, or tofu,
or curry, or whatever!!
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14
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Tu
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12/2
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Project 7: Oral Presentations: Teams 1, 2, 3 |
-
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-
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Th
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12/4
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Project 7: Oral Presentations: Teams 4, 5, 6 |
-
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-
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15
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Tu
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12/9
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Wrap up and Review Faculty Evaluation (attendance required) |
12
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Project 8: Team Member Evaluations |
-
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Tuesday
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12/16
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Final Exam, 10:05 AM, McB 232 |
-
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