COMP 675 Schedule Fall 99


  Date Topic Reading Homework Project
1 10-Sep Introduction Preece 1, 2 Dix 1 Norman Homework 1 Introduction Organization
2 17-Sep Understanding Users and Their Tasks Preece 3-6 Dix 4,6, 7 Homework 2 Form teams
3 24-Sep Principles and Guidelines Preece 6, 7 Dix 4-6 Norman ------------- Selection of the Application
4 1-Oct Midterm   -------------  
5 8-Oct Interacting with Devices Preece 11, 12 Dix 3 Homework 3 Part 1 due: Selection and Requirements
6 15-Oct Interaction Styles Preece 13 Dix 8 Homework 4 Prototype Design, Testing and Evaluation Plan
7 22-Oct UI Design Elements Preece 14 Dix 10 ------------- Prototype Implementation
8 29-Oct Graphic Design Guidelines Preece 21, 22 Dix 16 Nielsen, Tufte Homework 5 Part 2 due: Prototype and Evaluation Plan
9 5-Nov UI Development Tools Preece 28 Dix 10 Homework 6 Testing functionality
10 12-Nov Iterative Design and Usability Testing Preece 27, 29-34 Dix 7, 9, 11 ------------- Evaluation
11 19-Nov Selected Topics Preece 15 Dix 12 Homework 7 Part 3 due: Evaluation
12 26-Nov Project Presentations Recent Developments   Homework 8 Revisions documentation
13 3-Dec Project Presentations Recent Developments Preece 9, 10, 16 Dix 13, 14 Homework 9 Project Documentation complete
14 10-Dec Final Exam   Homework 10  


Last Updated on 11/17/99
By Franz J. Kurfess