CPE/CSC 484-W09 User-Centered Interface Design and Development: Project Proposal

Project Overview

This section of the proposal identifies the title and topic of the project, lists the team members, and describes the vision and scope for the project. You should discuss the purpose of the project, the tasks it is intended for, what functionality you expect, and how users interact with the system.

Related Work

Here you identify and discuss similar projects, systems or devices. They can be similar in various aspects: Intended purpose and tasks, design and implementation methods used, technologies, or user interaction methods. If possible, identify critical differences between existing systems or approaches, and what you're proposing.

Project Methods and Tools

The purpose of this section is to determine suitable methods and tools for the design and implementation work on your system. In some cases, you may already know which methods and tools your team will use (e.g. pair programming in Python with Eclipse as development tool, or the use of the Apple iPhone SDK). In other situations, you may need to identify important aspects of such methods and tools, and make the final selection at a later stage.

Project Timeline

Describe the projected timeline for the development of your project here. Due to the nature of this class, there are some constraints: The final presentation will typically be in Week 10, and there will be activities like presentations on tools for user-centered design, displays of story boards, and data collection activities that have to be coordinated with the class as a whole. You can use the class schedule as a guide line, and then coordinate this with important milestones and deliverables for your own project.

Team Photo

It is helpful for me to have a photo of the team members to assist me with the matching of faces and names. You can either take a snapshot of your team as a whole, and identify the members, or put together a gallery of individual photos. If you have reservations about having your photo displayed here, let me know.