[Syllabus] [Schedule] [Homework] [Projects] [Resources] [Directory]
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Overview of HCI and course. Getting started on projects. |
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HCI development process. Critical Analysis of UIs [Usability Inspection] [Heuristic Eval] [Heuristics] [Web Examples] Team project brainstorming. |
I1 |
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Humans [Perception][Vision][Attention][Memory][UxMemory][Fitt's Law]. Team project brainstorming. |
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Doing observational studies [Fetterman][Example 1][Example 2][Example3] |
I2 |
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Interaction [Overview]. |
P1a |
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Requirements analysis [Overview]. Users [Personas] Tasks [Intro].
Scenarios [Intro]. |
P1b |
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GUI Software Architecture. [Overview][Intro
to Java Swing][Intro to Netbeans] |
I3 |
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P2 |
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Design II [Scenarios]. [CHI1,CHI2,CHI3,example][Swing events.] |
I4 |
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10/12 |
COLUMBUS DAY - NO CLASS | |||
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Design III. UI Design Layout principles.
[Visual Representation][review: Information Scenarios] Interface design guidelines (e.g. Java). |
P3 |
P4 | ||
| 10/19 | Evaluation [Inspection][User testing][Modeling] [Swing layout managers] | I5 | I6 | |
| Envisioning [Overview] Paper Prototyping [Rettig, PP1, PP2, PP3]. Project review (1-6). |
P4 | P5a | ||
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10/26 |
Project review (7-12). In class paper prototyping rehearsal. Sample user briefing. | P5a | P5b | |
| 10/28 | Review of usability studies [Nielsen]. | I6 | ||
| 11/2 | Reporting
usability test results [Overview]. Usability
report template (usability.gov). Descriptive statistics. |
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| 11/4 | Designing for the Web [Overview]. | P5b | P6 | |
| 11/9 | Designing for Mobile [Overview] | |||
| 11/11 | VETERANS DAY - NO
CLASS |
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| 11/16 | GUEST
LECTURE Multimodal
Interfaces. Affect. Affective
Computing [Overview] |
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| 11/18 | Designing Social Interfaces [Overview] Expert evaluation & Heuristic Evaluation (review 9/14 readings; Pinelle) | P6 | P7, I7 | |
| 11/23 | CSCW [Overview] | |||
| 11/25 | THANKSGIVING - NO
CLASS |
I7 |
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| 11/30 | Usability testing [Nielsen]. | |||
| 12/2 | Ubicomp & Wearables [Wearables] | P7 | P8, P9 | |
| 12/7 | Motivation for Usability (optional: Nielsen Ch 1). Case study (Gould). Review for Final (sample exam) | |||
| 12/9 | LAST CLASS - Final Project Presentations. | P8 | ||
| 12/11 |
Final Project Report due (end of day) | P9 | ||
| 12/15 |
Final Exam 1-3pm, Shillman 305 |
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