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Week Date
Topic
Keywords
Readings
Speaker
Backup Speaker
Lab
Assignment
Project
Student Presentations
Student Commentators
1 Jan 6/8
Introduction: Overview UCD and HCI User-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 1-2; ;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 1
Review of research with human subjects; work on Assignment 1; discussion of term project topics, teams
Assignment 1: Tools for UCD
identification of possible project topics
2 Jan 13/15
Understanding User Interaction conceptual model, interface metaphor, interaction method
[Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 2;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 2
continue work on Assignment 1
topic selection term project
A1 Presentations
3 Jan 20/22
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
A1 Presentations Assignment 1 Team Presentations
4 Jan 27/29
Interaction Design Process
User Needs & Requirements [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 6-7 ;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 3
work on Assignment 2;
distribution Assignment 3: User Data Collection
5 Feb 3/5
Designing and Prototyping
User-Centered Approaches [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 8-9;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 5-7
Kathy Kimball, Trey Duffy, ??: Users with Disabilities)
distribution Term Project
A2 Presentations
6 Feb 10/12
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 17/19
Observing Users
Asking Users and Experts [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 12-13;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 4
presentations Assignment 3;
A3 Presentations
8 Feb 24/26
Testing and Modeling Users
Analytical Evaluation [Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2002] Ch. 14;
[Heim, 2007] Ch. 7-8
alpha version term project
project updates (informal)
9 Mar 3/5
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 10/12
Final Project Presentations
final presentations term project
Final Project Presentations
11 Mar 17
Finals Week