[Syllabus] [Schedule] [Homework] [Projects] [Resources] [Directory]
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Overview of HCI and course. Getting started on projects. |
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HCI development process (Dix Ch 6). Critical Analysis of UIs (Dix Ch 7) |
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Humans (Dix Ch 1). Team project brainstorming. |
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Computers (skim Dix Ch 2). Doing observational studies, Fetterman; Example 1; Example 2). |
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Interaction (Dix Ch 3-4). |
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Requirements analysis: Users & Tasks (Dix Ch 13 & 15), Scenarios (Rosson part of Ch 2), Intro to Usability. |
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GUI Software Architecture (Dix Ch 8). [Intro to Java Swing (1st three)] |
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Design I (Dix Ch 5; Rosson Ch 3). |
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Design II (Rosson Ch 4 & 5). [CHI1,CHI2,CHI3,example][Swing events.] |
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| Design III (Dix 5.7). UI Design Layout principles. Interface design guidelines. | P3 | P4 | ||
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Evaluation (Dix Ch 9). [Swing layout managers] |
I5 | I6 | ||
| 10/14 | HOLIDAY | |||
| Paper prototyping (Rettig, PP1, PP2, PP3). | P4 | P5a | ||
| Universal design (Dix Ch 10). Intro to usability studies. In class paper prototyping rehearsal. Sample user briefing. | P5a | P5b | ||
| 10/24 | User support (Dix Ch 11). Reporting usability test results. Usability report template (usability.gov). | I6 | P6 | |
| 10/28 | Game UI. [GUEST LECTURE: James Yin] (Reading1, Reading2, Reading3) | P5b | ||
| 10/31 | Communication & Collaboration (Dix Ch 14). Embodied Conversational Agents. | |||
| 11/4 | CSCW (Dix Ch 19) | |||
| 11/7 | Expert evaluation. Cognitive models (Dix Ch 12). Heuristic Evaluation (review Dix Ch 7; Pinelle) | P6 | P7, I7 | |
| 11/11 | HOLIDAY | |||
| 11/14 | Designing Embedded & Mobile UIs (Dix Ch 20, Leung, Chaudry) | I7 | ||
| 11/18 | Usability testing (Review Dix Ch 9; optional: Nielsen Ch 6). | P7 | P8, P9 | |
| 11/21 | Designing for the Web (Dix Ch 21). | |||
| 11/25 | Motivation for Usability (Nielsen Ch 1). Case study (Gould). Review for Final (sample exam) | |||
| 11/28 | HOLIDAY | |||
| 12/2 | Final Project Presentations. | P8 | ||
| 12/9 | Final Project Report due. | P9 | ||
| 12/12 | Final Exam - 8-10am - Hayden Hall 221 | |||