Spring 2016 Schedule
# | day | date | topic ⇒ deliverable (if any)
Introduction Sessions
01 | Tue | 12 Jan | intro
02 | Thu | 14 Jan | the process of design
03 | Tue | 19 Jan | design in the real world
Sessions on the Users
04 | Thu | 21 Jan | understanding the user
05 | Tue | 26 Jan | developing the user profile(s)
06 | Thu | 28 Jan | theory & practice - the reality of users
07 | Tue | 02 Feb | review of our user analyses
Assignment 01 | users due by 2359 on Monday, 01 Feb 2016
Sessions on the Tasks
08 | Thu | 04 Feb | understanding the user's task
09 | Tue | 09 Feb | documenting the task
10 | Thu | 11 Feb | methods in context
11 | Tue | 16 Feb | understanding the task environment
12 | Thu | 18 Feb | information architectures
13 | Tue | 23 Feb | methods to map information
14 | Thu | 25 Feb | from analysis to design requirements
Assignment 02 | tasks due by 2359 on Monday, 29 Feb 2016
Sessions on Developing the Design
15 | Tue | 01 Mar | design tools
16 | Thu | 03 Mar | theory & practice - designing in a particular context
17 | Tue | 08 Mar | visual design principles
18 | Thu | 10 Mar | design thinking
---- | Tue | 15 Mar | Spring Break ⇒ be safe
---- | Thu | 17 Mar | Spring Break ⇒ be safe
19 | Tue | 22 Mar | affordances, conventions, errors
20 | Thu | 24 Mar | aesthetics
21 | Tue | 29 Mar | theory & practice - design thinking
22 | Thu | 31 Mar | documenting the design
Assignment 03 | design decisions due by 2359 on Monday, 04 Apr 2016
Assignment 04 | graphical overview due by 2359 on Monday, 11 Apr 2016
Sessions on Evaluation
25 | Tue | 12 Apr | evaluation framework
28 | Thu | 14 Apr | theory and practice - enterprise design
26 | Tue | 19 Apr | evaluation testing
27 | Thu | 21 Apr | evaluation analytics
Assignment 05 | usability inspection due by 2359 on Wed, 20 Apr 2016
Wrap up Sessions
29 | Tue | 26 Apr | course review & evaluation
Assignment 06 | inspection response due by 1100, Tuesday, 03 May 2016