CPE/CSC 484
User-Centered Interface Design and Development
Winter 2006
CPE/CSC 484-W06 User-Centered Interface Design and Development Schedule
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Week
Date
Topic
Keywords
Readings
Speaker
Backup Speaker
Lab
Assignment
Project
Student Presentations
Student Commentators
1
Jan 3
Introduction: Overview UCD and HCI
User-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 1-2
Mary Somerville, Helen Chu: Cal Poly Learning Commons
Review of research with human subjects; work on Assignment 1
Assignment 1: Tools for UCD
2
Jan 10
Understanding User Interaction
conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 2
Hoang Bao: Usability Evaluation of Tablet PCs
continue work on Assignment 1
A1 Presentations
3
Jan 17
Cognitive Foundations;
Collaboration and Communication;
User Interfaces and Users
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 3-5
Todd Maki: SC3 Perspective on Learning Management Systems (Jan 19)
completion Assignment 1;
distribution Assignment 2: Storyboards
identification of possible project topics
A1 Presentations Assignment 1 Team Presentations
4
Jan 24
Interaction Design Process
User Needs & Requirements
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 6-7
Gigi Choy, Rachelle Hom: Internet2 File Transfer
work on Assignment 2;
distribution Assignment 3: User Data Collection
discussion of project topics
5
Jan 31
Designing and Prototyping
User-Centered Approaches
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 8-9
distribution Term Project
A2 Presentations
6
Feb 7
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 14
Observing Users
Asking Users and Experts
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 12-13
presentations Assignment 3;
A3 Presentations
8
Feb 21
Testing and Modeling Users
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 14
alpha version term project
project updates (informal)
9
Feb 28
Usability Evaluation in Practice
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 15
beta version term project; check out the Interactive Heuristic Evaluation Toolkit
project updates (informal)
10
Mar 8
Final Project Presentations
final presentations term project
Final Project Presentations
11
Mar 15
Finals Week