Spring 2012 Schedule
Introduction sessions
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 09 Jan | Mon | intro | |
| 02 | 11 Jan | Wed | The process of design | |
| *** | 16 Jan | Mon | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | no class |
Sessions on Users, their Tasks, and the Context of those Tasks
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 18 Jan | Wed | Cognition: How people understand systems | |
| 04 | 23 Jan | Mon | Developing the user profile(s) | read Assignment 01 |
| 05 | 25 Jan | Wed | Understanding the user's task | work on User Analysis draft |
| 06 | 30 Jan | Mon | Documenting the task | ⇓ |
| 07 | 01 Feb | Wed | Theory & practice | ⇓ |
| 08 | 06 Feb | Mon | Documenting; context; errors in performing the task | Assignment 01 due |
| 09 | 08 Feb | Wed | The user experience | read Assignment 02 |
| 10 | 13 Feb | Mon | Task genres of special interest | work on Task Analysis draft |
| 11 | 15 Feb | Wed | Information architecture/meaning associated | ⇓ |
| 12 | 20 Feb | Mon | Theory & practice | ⇓ |
Sessions on Developing a Design
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 22 Feb | Wed | Visual design principles | Assignment 02 due |
| 14 | 27 Feb | Mon | From analysis to design requirements | read Assignment 03 |
| 15 | 29 Feb | Wed | Documenting your design decisions | work on Design Decisions draft |
| *** | 03 Mar | Sat | start Spring Recess | be safe |
| *** | 11 Mar | Sun | return from Spring Recess | ⇓ |
| 16 | 12 Mar | Mon | Mid-course Review | Assignment 03 due |
| 17 | 14 Mar | Wed | Prototyping; Documenting the design | read Assignment 04 |
| 18 | 19 Mar | Mon | Theory & practice | work on System Description |
| 19 | 21 Mar | Wed | Prototype demos 01 | ⇓ |
| 20 | 26 Mar | Mon | Prototype demos 02 | ⇓ |
| 21 | 28 Mar | Wed | Prototype demos 03 | ⇓ |
Sessions on Evaluating a Design
| # | date | day | topic | deliverable (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 02 Apr | Mon | Evaluation Overview | ⇓ |
| 23 | 04 Apr | Wed | Usability inspection methods | Assignment 04 due & read Assignment 05a |
| 24 | 09 Apr | Mon | Usability testing: study design | work on Usability Inspection |
| 25 | 11 Apr | Wed | Usability testing: study implementation | ⇓ |
| 26 | 16 Apr | Mon | Theory & practice: SAS | Assignment 05a due |
| 27 | 18 Apr | Wed | Theory & practice: SAS | work on Designers' response |
| 28 | 23 Apr | Mon | Usability studies: examples | Assignment 05b due & read Assignment 6 |
| 29 | 25 Apr | Wed | Course review & evaluation | work on Usability Test Plan |
Final Exam/Assignment
| due | 27 Apr | Fri | 0800-1100 | Assignment 06 due |
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