ICS 463: Intro to Human-Computer Interaction Design, Spring 2004

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Will be updated as we go. (Last updated 05/02)

Week Textbook & slides Comments Assignment Due
1/13 Chapter 1: Introduction    
1/20 Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Interaction Read the chapter before class 1/20! (This comment applies every week.) Assignment 1
1/27 Chapter 3: Understanding Users  Focuses on cognitive aspects. My slides add substantial material.  (Assignment 2 given)
2/3 Chapter 4: Designing for Collaboration and Communication Again, I have some additional material.  (Assignment 3 given)
2/10 Chapter 5: Understanding how interfaces affect users  Will also discuss your projects and future schedule.  Assignment 2
2/17 (No readings) Midterm exam  
2/24 Chapter 6: The process of interaction design I will give an overview of alternate methods for interaction design that draws upon material from other texts as well as our own.   Assignment 3
3/2 Chapter 7: Requirements Will do examples in class  Assignment 4
3/9 Chapter 8: Design, prototyping and construction My slides are actually on SBD and UCD refinement processes  Assignment 5
3/16 Chapter 8&9: User-centered approaches and Prototyping This week we also cover prototyping  Assignment 6
3/23 none Spring Break: work on projects  
3/30 Chapters 10 and 11: Introduction to Evaluation   Assignment 7 (contextual design) sometime this week
4/6 Chapter 12 and 13: Observing Users and Asking Users and Experts In class we'll do a usability review.  I will comment on your Assignment 7 by this weekend
4/13 none Instructor out of town. Try to do the assignment by the end of the week so I can comment online. Assignment 8: physical design & prototypes due
4/20 Chapter 14: Testing and modeling users In class we'll simulate a usability test.  
4/27 Focus on Evaluation We'll discuss your evaluations in progress, and review the in-class excercises we did. Assignment 9: First Evaluation due later this week.
5/4 none Project Presentations (Last Class)  
5/11 Final Exam 1:30-3:30
  (According to Final schedule at http://www.hawaii.edu/myuh/manoa/spring2004/final-exam.htm. If there is a conflict, contact me ASAP.)
5/12 Final Project Reports by 5:00 pm