Lecture Calendar, Slides, & Due Dates

Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:20 PM

Date

Topics

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Reading Due

Assignment Due

Tue
3/27

Course Overview & Teaming

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Thu
3/29

Studio Task #1 - Gestalt Principles

Gestalt Principles from Universal Principles of Design

#1 Studio Task #1 - Gestalt Principles (individual)

Tue
4/3

Action Analysis & Automated Evaluation

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Lewis & Rieman Ch 4.1-4.2

Raskin Ch. 4

 

Thu
4/5

In Class Group Heuristic Evaluation - attendence manadtory

Nielsen HE chapter (read 5 links under "Jakob Nielsen's Online Writings on Heuristic Evaluation")

HE lecture (PDF) from CSE440 (video)

#2 Heuristic Evaluation (individual)
#3 Heuristic Evaluation (group, in-class)
#3 Heuristic Evaluation Template

Tue
4/10

Mobile Computing

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Information Appliances Ch 4

Designing Gestural Interfaces Ch 3

 

Thu
4/12

Studio Task #2 - Hiearchy & Tagging

Hierarchy from Universal Principles of Design

#4 Studio Task #2 - Hierarchy & Tagging (individual)

Tue
4/17

Mobile UI Design

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Ch. 9 User Interface Design and  Ch. 10 Visual Design from Designing the iPhone User Experience #5 High-Fi Prototype (group)

Thu
4/19

Studio Task #3 - Confirmation

Confirmation from Universal Principles of Design #6 Studio Task #3 - Confirmation (individual)

Tue
4/24

Computer Supported Cooperative Work - Part I

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Grudin 8 Pitfalls  

Thu
4/26

Project Presentation #1

  #7 Online Usability Study (group)

Tue
5/1

Computer Supported Cooperative Work - Part II

 

Human-Centered Design Considered Harmful by Don Norman
(optional) Logic Versus Usage: The Case for Activity-Centered Design by Don Norman

Thu
5/3

Studio Task #4 - Behavior Change

Cognitive Dissonance, Operant Conditioning, and Nudge  from Universal Principles of Design

#8 Studio Task #4 - Behavior Change (individual)

Tue
5/8

Demo Check-in & Web Site

DEMO of #11 Interactive Prototype #1 (work in progress)

#9 Web Site

Thu
5/10

Studio Task #5 - Color

Nikki Leads

Color from Universal Principles of Design #10 Studio Task #5 - Color (individual)

Tue
5/15

Text Entry Methods - Guest Lecture by Prof. Jacob Wobbrock

 

Thu
5/17

Project Presentation #2

  #11 Interactive Prototype #1 (group)

Tue
5/22

Studio Task #6 - Control

Nikki Leads

Control from Universal Principles of Design #12 Studio Task #6 - Control (individual)

Thu
5/24

Project Presentation #3

 

#13 Pilot Usability Study (group)

Tue
5/29

Work on Project in Class

 

 

Thu
5/31

Activity-based Computing

Final Course Evaluation

#14 Interactive Prototype #2 (group)

Thur
6/7

Final Presentations & Project Fair
Location: MGH 251
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  #15 Project Poster (due Tue, June 5) &
Final Presentation
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