Spring 2013 Schedule
Introduction sessions
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 09 Jan | Wed | intro | |
| 02 | 14 Jan | Mon | The process of design |
Sessions on Users, their Tasks, and the Context of those Tasks
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 16 Jan | Wed | cognition: how people understand systems | |
| *** | 21 Jan | Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | do something useful for your community |
| 04 | 23 Jan | Wed | developing the user profile(s) | read assignment 01 |
| 05 | 28 Jan | Mon | understanding the user's task | work on user analysis draft |
| 06 | 30 Jan | Wed | documenting the task | ⇓ |
| 07 | 04 Feb | Mon | theory & practice | ⇓ |
| 08 | 06 Feb | Wed | context & errors in performing the task | assignment 01 due |
| 09 | 11 Feb | Mon | the user experience | read assignment 02 |
| 10 | 13 Feb | Wed |
plan to discuss your users,
their tasks, and their task environments with the class |
work on task analysis draft |
| 11 | 18 Feb | Mon | information architecture | we'll start with the rest of the projects we missed last time |
Sessions on Developing a Design
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20 Feb | Wed | visual design principles | ⇓ |
| 13 | 25 Feb | Mon | theory & practice | assignment 02 due |
| 14 | 27 Feb | Wed | from analysis to design requirements | read assignment 03 |
| 15 | 04 Mar | Mon | documenting design decisions | work on design decisions draft |
| 16 | 06 Mar | Wed | mid-course review | assignment 03 due |
| *** | 09 Mar | Sat | start Spring Recess | be safe |
| *** | 17 Mar | Sun | return from Spring Recess | continue as above |
| 17 | 18 Mar | Mon | prototyping; documenting the design | read assignment 04 |
| 18 | 20 Mar | Wed | theory & practice | work on system description |
| 19 | 25 Mar | Mon | prototype demos 01 | ⇓ |
| 20 | 27 Mar | Wed | prototype demos 02 | ⇓ |
| 21 | 01 Apr | Mon | prototype demos 03 | ⇓ |
| 22 | 03 Apr | Wed | final prototypes & card sorting exercise | ⇓ |
Sessions on Evaluating a Design
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 08 Apr | Mon | usability overview & inspection methods | assignment 04 due & read assignment 05a |
| 24 | 10 Apr | Wed | usability testing: study design | work on usability inspection |
| 25 | 15 Apr | Mon | usability testing: study implementation | ⇓ |
| 26 | 17 Apr | Wed | theory & practice: sas | assignment 05a due & work on 05b |
| 27 | 22 Apr | Mon | theory & practice: sas | assignment 05b due & read assignment 6 |
| 28 | 24 Apr | Wed | course review & evaluation | work on usability test plan |
Final Exam/Assignment
| due | 06 May | Mon | 0800-1100 | assignment 06 due |
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