Spring 2014 Schedule
# | day | date | topic ⇒ deliverable (if any)
Introduction Sessions
01 | Thu | 09 Jan | intro
02 | Tue | 14 Jan | the process of design
03 | Thu | 16 Jan | design in the real world
--- | Mon | 20 Jan | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday ⇒ do something useful for your community
Sessions on the Users
04 | Tue | 21 Jan | understanding the user
05 | Thu | 23 Jan | developing the user profile(s)
06 | Tue | 28 Jan | theory & practice
task 01 | Wed | 29 Jan by 2359
identifying and describing the intended users of the system
Sessions on the Tasks
07 | Thu | 30 Jan | understanding the user's task
08 | Tue | 04 Feb | documenting the task
09 | Thu | 06 Feb | methods in context
10 | Tue | 11 Feb | from analysis to design requirements
--- | Thu | 13 Feb | theory & practice | snow cancellation - may be rescheduled
11 | Tue | 18 Feb | information architectures
12 | Thu | 20 Feb | methods to map information
13 | Tue | 25 Feb | affordances, conventions, errors
task 02 | Wed | 26 Feb by 2359
identifying and describing the essence of the task to be supported by the system
Sessions on Developing the Design
14 | Thu | 27 Feb | visual design principles
--- | Tue | 04 Mar | weather cancellation
15 | Thu | 06 Mar | aesthetics, emotion, experience
--- | Sat | 08 Mar | start Spring Recess ⇒ be safe
--- | Sun | 16 Mar | return from Spring Recess ⇒ continue as above
16 | Tue | 18 Mar | documenting the design
17 | Thu | 20 Mar | theory & practice
task 03 | Mon | 24 Mar by 2359
making justifiable decisions about the design
Presenting the Design
18 | Tue | 25 Mar | prototyping
19 | Thu | 27 Mar | prototype demos 01
20 | Tue | 01 Apr | prototype demos 02
21 | Thu | 03 Apr | prototype demos 03
task 04 | Mon | 07 Apr by 2359
graphical overview of the system and a prototype of the interface
Sessions on Evaluation
22 | Tue | 08 Apr | evaluation framework
23 | Thu | 10 Apr | evaluation testing
24 | Tue | 15 Apr | evaluation analytics
task 05 | Wed | 16 Apr by 2359
usability inspection of a design developed by one of your classmates
Wrap up Sessions
25 | Thu | 17 Apr | theory & practice
26 | Tue | 22 Apr | theory & practice
27 | Thu | 24 Apr | course review & evaluation
task 06 | Fri | 02 May by 1100
a thoughtful response to that inspection