| Description: | This course will introduce central concepts in usability engineering, testing, and evaluation. |
| Room/Time: | Manning 117: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30am - 10:45am |
| Instructor: | Rob Capra, r<lastname> at unc dot edu |
| Office hours: | Manning 210: Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00pm, and by appointment |
| Textbooks: |
HUT: Handbook of Usability Testing, Second Ed., Rubin and Chisnell. Wiley.
MUE: Measuring the User Experience, Second Ed., Tullis and Albert. Wiley. ID: on reserve @ SILS Library: Interaction Design, 3rd ed., Rogers and Sharp. Wiley. |
| Policies: | inls690_f15_coursepolicies.pdf |
| Lecture | Date | Topic(s) | Readings | Assigned | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18-Aug | Introduction | |||
| 2 | 20-Aug | Usability Overview Library Website Exercise |
HUT Ch1 | ||
| 3 | 25-Aug | Usability Testing | HUT Ch2 | UX Tip | |
| 4 | 27-Aug | Usability Testing | HUT Ch3 | P1 User & Goals | |
| 5 | 1-Sep | UX Lifecycle | ID Ch9 | ||
| 6 | 3-Sep | Data Gathering Contextual Inquiry |
ID Ch10 | ||
| 7 | 8-Sep | Models | UX Matters, HTA | ||
| 8 | 10-Sep | Cognitive Walkthrough | TCUID Ch4.1 | P1 User & Goals | |
| 9 | 15-Sep | UX and Lifecycle (Guest lecture) | |||
| 10 | 17-Sep | Cognitive Walkthrough | HUT Ch4 | P2 Cognitive Walkthrough | |
| 11 | 22-Sep | Moderator Skills | HUT Ch4,5 | ||
| 12 | 24-Sep | Stakeholders (Guest lecture) | |||
| 13 | 29-Sept | Moderator Skills | HUT Ch4,5 | ||
| 14 | 1-Oct | UX Goals and Metrics | MUE Ch1,3 | ||
| 15 | 6-Oct | UX Goals and Metrics | MUE Ch1,3 | P3 Test Plan | P2 Cognitive Walkthrough |
| 16 | 8-Oct | Test Plans | HUT Ch4, Ch5 | ||
| 17 | 13-Oct | Test Plans | HUT Ch4, Ch5 | ||
| 18 | 15-Oct | FALL BREAK | |||
| 19 | 20-Oct | Test Plans | HUT Ch6, Ch7 | ||
| 20 | 22-Oct | Guest lecture | P3 Test Plan | ||
| 21 | 27-Oct | Test Materials and Sessions | HUT Ch8,Ch9 | ||
| 22 | 29-Oct | Test Materials and Sessions | HUT Ch11 | P4 Written Report P5 Presentation |
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| 23 | 3-Nov | Debriefing | HUT Ch10 | ||
| 24 | 5-Nov | Guest lecture | |||
| 25 | 10-Nov | Example Study Sequence | |||
| 26 | 12-Nov | Analysis | MUE Ch2 | ||
| 27 | 17-Nov | Group Day | |||
| 28 | 19-Nov | Analysis | MUE Ch4, Ch5 | ||
| 29 | 24-Nov | Metrics Summary | MUE Ch6, Ch7 | ||
| 30 | 26-Nov | NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||
| 31 | 1-Dec | Project Presentations | P5 Presentation | ||
| 8-Dec | WRITTEN PROJECT REPORTS DUE | Dec 8, 11:00am | P4 Written Report |