CPE/CSC 484
User-Centered Interface Design and Development
Winter 2005
CPE/CSC 484-W05 User-Centered Interface Design and Development Schedule
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Since this is the first time I'm teaching this course, the schedule
is subject to changes, and some details will be provided as we go.
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Week
Date
Topic
Keywords
Readings
Speaker
Backup Speaker
Lab
Assignment
Project
Student Presentations
Student Commentators
1
Jan 4
Introduction: Overview UCD and HCI
User-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 1-2
Review of research with human subjects; work on Assignment 1
Assignment 1: Tools for UCD
2
Jan 11
Understanding User Interaction
conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 2
continue work on Assignment 1
A1 Presentations
3
Jan 18
Cognitive Foundations;
Collaboration and Communication;
User Interfaces and Users
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 3-5
Mary Somerville: Cal Poly Learning Commons
completion Assignment 1;
distribution Assignment 2: "Learning Commons" Storyboards
identification of possible project topics
A1 Presentations Assignment 1 Team Presentations
4
Jan 25
Interaction Design Process
User Needs & Requirements
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 6-7
work on Assignment 2;
distribution Assignment 3: User Data Collection
discussion of project topics
Melissa Toy: Usability Evaluation of an existing company Web site
5
Feb 1
Designing and Prototyping
User-Centered Approaches
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 8-9
distribution Term Project
A2 Presentations
6
Feb 8
Usability Evaluation Overview
Usability Evaluation Framework
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 10-11
distribution Assignment 4: Usability Evaluation
topic selection term project
project topics (informal)
7
Feb 15
Observing Users
Asking Users and Experts
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 12-13
presentations Assignment 3;
A3 Presentations
8
Feb 22
Testing and Modeling Users
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 14
alpha version term project
project updates (informal)
9
Mar 1
Usability Evaluation in Practice
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 15
beta version term project; check out the Interactive Heuristic Evaluation Toolkit
Melissa Toy: Usability Evaluation of a redesigned company Web site (tentative);
project updates (informal)
10
Mar 8
Final Project Presentations
final presentations term project
Final Project Presentations
11
Mar 15
Finals Week
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