CPE/CSC 484
User-Centered Interface Design and Development
Winter 2007
CPE/CSC 484-W07 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 9
Introduction: Overview UCD and HCI User-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 1-2; ;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 1
Marya Figueroa, Helen Chu: Cal Poly Library Tools (Thu)
Review of research with human subjects; work on Assignment 1; discussion of term project topics, teams
Assignment 1: Tools for UCD
2 Jan 16
Understanding User Interaction conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 2;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 2
continue work on Assignment 1
A1 Presentations
3 Jan 23
Cognitive Foundations;
Collaboration and Communication;
User Interfaces and Users
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 3-5;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 9-14
completion Assignment 1;
distribution Assignment 2: Storyboards
identification of possible project topics
A1 Presentations Assignment 1 Team Presentations
4 Jan 30
Interaction Design Process
User Needs & Requirements [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 6-7 ;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 3
David Gillette: Lumiere Ghosting, Storyboards for Movies
work on Assignment 2;
distribution Assignment 3: User Data Collection
topic selection term project
5 Feb 6
Designing and Prototyping
User-Centered Approaches [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 8-9;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 5-7
Kathy Kimball, Trey Duffy, Feb 8: Users with Disabilities)
distribution Term Project
A2 Presentations
6 Feb 13
Usability Evaluation Overview
Usability Evaluation Framework [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 10-11;
[Heim, 2007] Ch.
distribution Assignment 4: Usability Evaluation
project topics (informal)
7 Feb 20
Observing Users
Asking Users and Experts [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 12-13;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 4
presentations Assignment 3;
A3 Presentations
8 Feb 27
Testing and Modeling Users [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 14;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8
alpha version term project
project updates (informal)
9 Mar 6
Usability Evaluation in Practice [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 15;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 2, 3, 8
beta version term project; check out the Interactive Heuristic Evaluation Toolkit
project updates (informal)
10 Mar 13
Final Project Presentations
final presentations term project
Final Project Presentations
11 Mar 20
Finals Week