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Lectures & Readings

Monday & Wednesday, 10:30 - 12:00, 306 Soda


Intended Lecture Schedule: Subject to Change!

Date

Topics

Lecture Slides /
Handouts

Reading Due

Assignment Due

Mon
8/29

Introduction,
Course logistics,
Why is interface design important?
Introduction
Why Interface Design is Important
Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 1 (textbook)  

Wed
8/31

Managing Teams

Teams
Katzenbach & Smith

Mon
9/5

Labor Day Holiday      

Wed
9/7

Project Projects
   

Mon
9/12

Human Centered Design Human-Centered Design
1. Norman
2. Lewis & Reiman: Ch.1 (online textbook)
Team Membership

Wed
9/14

Task Analysis Task Analysis
BART example
Lewis & Reiman: Ch. 2  
Mon
9/19
Task Analysis (Part 2) Task Analysis
Beyer & Holtzblatt: Ch.2  
Wed
9/21
Task Analysis (Part 3) Task Analysis
Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 3 Project Proposal
Mon
9/26
Design Process Design Process Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 3  
Wed
9/28
Mental Model and Metaphor Mental Model 1. Lewis & Reiman: Ch. 3
2. Preece: Ch. 6 & 7
 
Mon
10/3
Paper Prototyping Paper Prototyping Rettig: "Prototyping for Tiny Fingers" Task Analysis and Usability Goals
Wed
10/5
Design Principles and Guidelines Design Principles
Principles and Rules
Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 2, 6.1-4, 7, 8.1-5  
Mon
10/10
Design Principles and Guidelines (continued) Design Principles    
Wed
10/12
Heuristic Evaluation and Cognitive Walkthrough Heuristic Evaluation 1. Lewis & Reiman: Ch. 4
2. Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 4
 
Mon
10/17
Human Learning Human Learning 1. Zone of Proximal Development
2. Piaget on Child Development
Paper Prototype
Wed
10/19
Midterm Exam
Mon
10/24
Usability Studies User Testing 1. Lewis & Reiman: Ch. 5
2. Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 5
 
Wed
10/26
Computer Supported Collaborative Work CSCW
Social Tagging
1. Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 10
2. Baecker et al.
 
Mon
10/31
Documentation and Help Documentation and Help 1.Lewis & Reiman: Ch. 7
2. Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 12
3. Dix et al.: Ch. 12
Cognitive Walkthrough
Wed
11/2
Implementation Platforms Interface Programming    
Mon
11/7
Model View Controller
MVC MVC in Java Usability Study
Wed
11/9
User Errors User Errors Lewis & Norman Design Review
Mon
11/14
Design Patterns Design Patterns 1. VDLH: Ch. 2
2. VDLH: Ch. 11
 
Wed
11/16
Information Design and Visualization Information Design Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 2 (section 2.5 only), 12  
Mon
11/21
TBA     Implementation
Wed
11/23
Interaction Techniques for Mobile Devices Mobile Devices    
Mon
11/28
Project Presentations     Presentation
Wed
11/30
Project Presentations      
Mon
12/5
Poster Session     Poster
Wed
12/7
Big Ideas of the Course Big Ideas Shneiderman & Plaisant: Ch. 9.3.5  
Tues
12/13
Final Exam