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Schedule

Date Lecture Topic Readings Section Assignments
Tu 1/17 Introduction, Download slides (pdf) None None
Th 1/19 The Design Cycle, Brainstorming and Critique Download slides (pdf) The Task-Centered Design Process. Links to an external site. Task-Centered User Interface Design. Chap 1. Lewis & Rieman
The Perfect Brainstorm. The Art of Innovation. Kelley.
How to Run a Design Critique Links to an external site.. Scott Berkun		 Intro. to Android
Sophia's slides Download (pdf) 		RR 1 due
DESIGN 01 (interviews), due 2/2
PROG 01 (Android), due 2/9
Tu 1/24 Evolution of HCI, Tools, Agents and Speech Download slides A Moving Target—The Evolution of Human-Computer Interaction - Jonathan Grudin, Introduction (updated 2016) from The HCI Handbook, 3rd Ed, Jacko and Wigdor Eds, 2012
Alexa, Cortana and Siri arent Novelties Anymore... Links to an external site.
Slate, April 2016		 RR 2 due
Th 1/26 Scenarios and Personas Download slides About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
Chapter 5: Modeling Users: Personas and Goals
Chapter 6: The Foundations of Design: Scenarios and Requirements
by Cooper, Reimann, Cronin, 2007		 Building Android Apps Isla's Download slides RR 3 due
Tu 1/31 Storyboarding and Sketching Download slides Exploring Storyboarding and sketching the human form, Tuminello
Visual Storytelling, Buxton
Please bring paper and some pencils (preferably HB or 2B) to class.		 RR 4 due
Team Skills, Preferences - due 2/7
Th 2/2 Heuristic Evaluation Download slides Heuristic Evaluation. Jakob Nielsen
(1) How to conduct a heuristic evaluation Links to an external site.
(2) Ten recommended heuristics Links to an external site.
(3) Severity Ratings for usability problems Links to an external site. 		Android Services, Providers, Broadcast Download slides RR 5 due
DESIGN 01 due 10 pm
DESIGN 02 (Heuristic eval) due 2/14
Tu 2/7 Conceptual Models, Task Analysis and Contextual Inquiry Download slides The Design of Everyday Things CH1: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things, Don Norman
Principles of Contextual Inquiry Chapter 3 from Contextual Design by Beyer & Holtzblatt 		RR 6 due
Team Skills, Preferences - due 10pm
Th 2/9 Human Models Download slides Cognitive Aspects, chapter 3 of Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Preece et al., 4th Ed. 2015 Intro to Alexa Download slides RR 7 due
PROG 01 due 10 pm
PROG 02 (first aid) due 3/2
Tu 2/14 In-class Brainstorm (Required) Download slides IDEO Video "Deep Dive" Links to an external site. No RR due
DESIGN 02 due 10pm
DESIGN 03 (Team brainstorm), due 2/21
Th 2/16 Modes, Metaphors and Input Devices Download slides Input Technologies and Techniques, Chapter 9 of The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook, 3rd Ed., ed. by Jacko, J. 2012 Heuristic Evaluation & Cognitive Modeling slides RR 8 due
Tu 2/21 Visual Information Design Download slides No Readings No RR due
DESIGN 03 due 10pm
DESIGN 04 (Project Idea), due 2/28
Th 2/23 Graphic Design, Typography and Design Language (Eric Paulos guest lecture) Download slides Interactive Guide to Web Typography Links to an external site.
Butterick's Practical Typography Links to an external site. (Read Chapter on "Why Typography Matters" and "Text Formatting")
All About the Grid System Links to an external site. 		Alexa App State Persistence Links to an external site.

RR 9 due
Tu 2/28 Prototyping and Usability Testing Download slides How To Do Experiments. Doing Psychology Experiments. Chap 2. Martin RR 10 due
DESIGN 04 due 10pm
DESIGN 05 (Contextual Inquiry/Task Analysis) due 3/14
Th 3/2 Data Analysis Download slides How To Interpret Experimental Results. Doing Psychology Experiments. Chap 12. Martin Into to Figma Links to an external site. RR 11 due
PROG 02 due 10 pm
PROG 03 (Recipe Assistant) due 3/20
Tu 3/7 Voice User Interfaces I Download slides Designing Voice User Interfaces Chapter 2: Basic Voice User Interface Design Principles. (access on campus or using lib proxy).
Google Voice Action Design Principles Links to an external site. (and view Nandini Stocker video)		 RR 12 due
Th 3/9 Voice User Interfaces II
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Download pptx slides 		Designing Voice User Interfaces Chapter 5: Advanced Voice User Interface Design. (access on campus or using lib proxy).
Voice User Interface Design, Chapter 10: Designing Prompts, by Cohen, Giangola, Balogh, 2004		 Using jQuery with DynamoDB Links to an external site. RR 13 due
Tu 3/14 Intelligent User Interfaces Download slides No readings DESIGN 05 due 10pm
DESIGN 06 (Low-Fi Prototype) due 4/11
Th 3/16 Using Layout Tools (Figma) No readings Review Links to an external site.
M 3/20 PROG 03 due 10pm
Tu 3/21 Midterm review Download slides sample midterm
Another sample midterm with solutions
Th 3/23 Midterm (in class) Last names: A-G: 210 Jacobs
Last names: H-L: 220 Jacobs
Last names: M-Z: 310 Jacobs		 No sections this week.
Tu 4/4 Design Activity (Required) Download slides Groups 1-26: 310 Jacobs
Groups 27-39: 210 Jacobs
Groups 40-52: 220 Jacobs

 
Th 4/6 Design Activity (Required) Download slides Groups 1-26: 310 Jacobs
Groups 27-39: 210 Jacobs
Groups 40-52: 220 Jacobs		 Comparing Groups
Tu 4/11

Design Activity (Required)
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 as above DESIGN 06 due 10pm
DESIGN 07 (interactive prototype) due 4/25
Th 4/13 Design Activity (Required)
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Tu 4/18 Design Activity (Required)
Download slides 		as above Interactive Prototype Presentation due 4/26
Th 4/20 Design Activity (Required)
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Tu 4/25 Design Activity (Required)
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DESIGN 07 due 10 pm
Project Poster due 5/2 at noon
W 4/26 Interactive Prototype Presentation due 10pm
Th 4/27 Final Presentations and Critique
Download slides 		Groups 1-21: 310 Jacobs: start 9:00am
Groups 22-36: 210 Jacobs
Groups 37-52: 220 Jacobs		 Feedback Link
Tu 5/2 Posters due (noon) Final Project Poster due at noon
Final Project Report due 5/10
W 5/3 1:30-3:30pm Public Showcase (design days) In 310 Jacobs:
Groups 4,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,18,19,20,22,23,27,31,33,34,36,39,40,42,46,48,51,52		 Poster Schedule Preference
Th 5/4 9:30-11:30am Public Showcase (design days) In 310 Jacobs:
Groups 1,2,3,7,11,15,16,17,21,24,25,26,28,29,30,32,35,37,38,41,43,44,45,47,49,50		 No discussion - extra office hours
W 5/10 Final Project Report due 10pm