Week Date Topic Keywords Readings Speaker Backup Speaker Lab Assignment Project Student Presentations Student Commentators 1 Jan 8 Introduction: Overview UCD and HCI User-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 1-2; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 1 Assignment 1: Heuristic Usability Evaluations research with human subjects policy Jan 10 Nielsen's heuristic usability evaluation framework identification of project topics and teams 2 Jan 15 Understanding User Interaction Cognitive Foundations; conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 2-3; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 2 Assignment 2: Tools for UCD and Usability Evaluations finalize topics and teams; project schedule for the quarter Jan 17 Emotional Interaction Collaboration and Communication; conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 4-5; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 9-14 Assignment 3: Storyboards project update to outside collaborators 3 Jan 22 No class (Monday schedule) Jan 24 Interaction Styles [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 6 Due: A1 Writeups project update to outside collaborators 4 Jan 29 Data Gathering [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 7 ; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 3 Due: A2 demos Jan 31 Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Presentation [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 8 ; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 3 Assignment 4: User Data Collection Project Displays: Storyboards, Wireframes, Prototypes Project Displays: Storyboards, Wireframes, Prototypes 5 Feb 5 Interaction Design Process [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 9; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 5-6 Due: A2 demos Feb 7 Requirements [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 9; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 6-7 Assignment 5: Usability Evaluation project update to outside collaborators A3 Presentations/Displays 6 Feb 12 Design, Prototyes, Construction [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 10-11 Due: A3 Storyboards Feb 14 Project Displays: Storyboards, Wireframes, Prototypes Project Displays: Storyboards, Wireframes, Prototypes 7 Feb 19 Evaluation Overview Evaluation Framework [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 12-13; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 4 Due: A4 - Data Collection Trial Runs Feb 21 Guest Speaker: Lauren Tsung, UX in Industry project update to outside collaborators 8 Feb 26 Evaluation Studies Due: A4 presentations Feb 28 [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 14; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8 project update to outside collaborators 9 Mar 5 Inspections, Analytics, Models [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 14; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8 Due: A5 results Mar 7 Usability Evaluation in Practice [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 15; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 2, 3, 8 project update to outside collaborators 10 Mar 12 Usability Evaluation in Practice [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 15; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 2, 3, 8 Due: A5 results Mar 14 Final Project Presentations final presentations term project 11 June 18-22 Finals Week final project documentation