Week Date Topic Keywords Readings Speaker Backup Speaker Lab Assignment Project Student Presentations Student Commentators 1 Mar 27 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 Mar 29 Nielsen's heuristic usability evaluation framework identification of project topics and teams 2 Apr 3 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 Apr 5 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 schedule for the quarter 3 Apr 10 Interaction Styles [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 6 Due: A1 Writeups Apr 12 Cal Poly Open House 4 Apr 17 Data Gathering [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 7 ; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 3 Due: A2 demos Apr 19 Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Presentation [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 8 ; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 3 5 Apr 24 Interaction Design Process [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 9; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 5-6 Assignment 4: User Data Collection Apr 26 Guest Speaker: A.J. Bernheim Brush, Senior Researcher at Microsoft: Technology for Everyday Problems [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 9; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 6-7 A3 Presentations/Displays 6 May 1 Requirements Design, Prototyes, Construction [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 10-11 Assignment 5: Usability Evaluation May 3 Project Displays: Storyboards, Wireframes, Prototypes Due: A3 Storyboards Project Displays: Wireframes, Prototypes 7 May 8 Evaluation Overview Due: A4 - Data Collection Trial Runs May 10 Evaluation Framework [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 12-13; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 4 8 May 15 Evaluation Studies Due: A4 presentations May 17 Guest Speaker: Trey Duffy, Disability Resource Center: Universal Design [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 14; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8 9 May 22 Inspections, Analytics, Models [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 14; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8 Due: A5 results May 24 Usability Evaluation in Practice [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 15; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 2, 3, 8 10 May 29 Usability Evaluation in Practice [Rogers, Sharp & Preece 2011] Ch. 15; [Heim, 2007] Ch. 2, 3, 8 May 31 Final Project Presentations / CEng Poster Session final presentations term project 11 June 4-8 Finals Week final project documentation