Class Schedule

UPDATED on March 17th, 2010 by James

Week

Date

Topic

Content

Due Dates

1

Jan 11, Mon

Introduction

Introduction to course with the objectives of the course along with the expectations from the course itself

 

 

Jan 13, Wed

Humans in HCI

Human Information Processing: An Overview for HCI

Emotion in HCI

 

2

Jan 18, Mon

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Recess

 

 

 

Jan 20, Wed

Humans in HCI

Understanding Users: Cognition

Task Loading and Stress in HCI

Project Group Members (Jan 22)

3

Jan 25, Mon

Computers in HCI

Input Technologies and Techniques

Sensor- and Recognition-Based Input for Interaction

 

 

Jan 27, Wed

Computers in HCI

Visual Displays

Wearable Computers

 

4

Feb 1, Mon

Designing Human-Computer Interactions

Motivations for Human Factors in Design

Visual Design: Principles for Usable Interface

Global/Intercultural User Interface Design

 

 

Feb 3, Wed

Designing Human-Computer Interactions

Conversational Speech Interfaces and Technologies

Adaptive Interfaces and Agents

Tangible User Interfaces

 

5

Feb 8, Mon

Designing Human-Computer Interactions

Information Visualization

HCI and the Web

Human-Centered Design of Decision-Support System

 

 

Feb 10, Wed

Designing Human-Computer Interactions

Virtual Environments

Goals of Interaction Design

Project Proposals (Feb 12)

6

Feb 15, Mon

President’s Day Recess

 

 

 

Feb 17, Wed

Application/Domain Specific Design

HCI in Health Care

Motor Vehicle Driver Interfaces

User-Centered Design in Games

 

7

Feb 22, Mon

Designing for Diversity

Accommodation of Human Diversity

Information Technology and Older Adults

HCI for Kids

Physical Disabilities and Computing Technologies

Universal Accessibility and Functionally Illiterate Populations

 

 

Feb 24, Wed

Midterm Test

 

MIDTERM

8

Mar 1, Mon

Development Process: Testing and Evaluation

Managing Design Processes

Project Management

Expert Reviews

 

 

Mar 3, Wed

Development Process: Testing and Evaluation

Review of March 1

 

9

Mar 8, Mon

Development Process: Testing and Evaluation

Usability Testing

Survey Design and Implementation in HCI

Evaluations

 

 

Mar 10, Wed

Development Process: Requirements Specification

User Experience and HCI

Requirements Specifications

Project Phase 1 (Mar 12)

10

Mar 15, Mon

Development Process: Requirements Specification

Task Analysis

Contextual Design

 

 

Mar 17, Wed

Development Process: Design and Development

User-centered Approaches to Interaction Design

Prototyping Tools and Techniques

Scenario-Based Design

 

11

Mar 22, Mon

Development Process: Design and Development

Unified User Interface Development

HCI and Software Engineering

Project Phase 2 (Mar 23)

 

Mar 24, Wed

Development Process: Design and Development

Conceptual Design

Physical Design

Direct Manipulation, Menu Selection, Form Fill-In

Balancing Function and Design

Documentation and Help

 

Spring

Mar 29, Mon

Spring Break

 

 

Break

Mar 31, Wed

Spring Break

 

 

12

Apr 5, Mon

Development Process: Testing and Evaluation

Evaluation of the design

Observing users

Testing and Modeling Users

 

 

Apr 7, Wed

Perspectives on HCI

Current and Future Trends in HCI

HCI viewed from the Intersection of Privacy, Security, and Trust

Project Final Phase (Apr 11)

13

Apr 12, Mon

Project Presentation - Team Nano Knights

 

 

 

Apr 14, Wed

Project Presentation - Yeah Buddy!

 

 

14

Apr 19, Mon

Project Presentation - Peter and Dan

 

 

 

Apr 21, Wed

Project Presentation - Bryan Mark Joe Jan

 

 

15

Apr 26, Mon

Project Presentation - Team E

 

 

 

Apr 28, Wed

Final Review

 

 

FINAL

May 5, Wed

@10:10am

Final Test

 

FINAL

Classes

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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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