Calendar
Week 1
Thu Oct 1
Introduction and Overview
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Oct 2
Studio: Introductions and Team Formation
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Assignment 1.0: Introduction Slide
Due 3:00pm
Assignment 1.1: Individual Brainstorm
Due 3:00pm
Week 2
Tue Oct 6
Design Diamond
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Wed Oct 7
Assignment 1.2: Group Proposals
Due 3:00pm
Thu Oct 8
Introduction to Critique
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Assignment 1.3: Final Proposal
Due 3:00pm
Fri Oct 9
Studio: Design Ideation
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Assignment 1.4: Design Ideation
Due 8:00pm
Week 3
Tue Oct 13
No class
Thu Oct 15
Design Research
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Oct 16
Studio: Develop design research plan
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Assignment 2.1: Design Research Plan
Due 8:00pm
Week 4
Tue Oct 20
Design of Everyday Things I
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Thu Oct 22
Design of Everyday Things II
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Assignment 2.2: Design Research Check-In
Due 3:00pm
Fri Oct 23
Studio: Design Research Updates
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Week 5
Tue Oct 27
Task Analysis
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Wed Oct 28
Assignment 3.1: Task Review
Due 3:00pm
Thu Oct 29
Societal Implications of Technology
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Oct 30
Studio: Discuss design revisions
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Week 6
Mon Nov 2
Assignment 3.2: Design Review
Due 3:00pm
Tue Nov 3
Design Meetings
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Thu Nov 5
Design Meetings
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Nov 6
Studio
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Week 7
Tue Nov 10
Storyboarding and Paper Prototyping
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Thu Nov 12
Models and Human Performance
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Nov 13
Studio: Plan your paper prototype
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Week 8
Mon Nov 16
Assignment 4.1: Paper Prototype
Due 3:00pm
Tue Nov 17
Inspection and Usability Testing
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Thu Nov 19
Patterns and Interface Implementation
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Assignment 4.2: Heuristic Evaluation
Due 3:00pm
Fri Nov 20
Studio: Usability tests, then revise paper prototypes
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Assignment 4.3: Usability Testing
Due 8:00pm
Week 9
Tue Nov 24
No class
Thu Nov 26
No class
Fri Nov 27
No class
Week 10
Tue Dec 1
Communicating your Designs & Exam Q&A
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Thu Dec 3
Pitch, Poster, and Digital Mockup Work Session and Design Critique
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Assignment 5.1: Poster
Due 3:00pm
Fri Dec 4
Studio: Poster and digital mockup critique and revisions
11:30 - 12:20 / 1:30 - 2:20, MGH 251 / MGH 287
Week 11
Tue Dec 8
Exam
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Wed Dec 9
Assignment 5.2: Digital Mockup
Due 3:00pm
Assignment 5.3: Project Pitch
Due 3:00pm
Thu Dec 10
Poster Session
10:00 to 11:20, CSE2 G10
Fri Dec 11
No studio — Happy Holidays!