Date

Tuesday

Thursday

Aug. 22 & 24

Course Introduction

Intro to HCI & Contextual Design

CD: Chapter 1

ABF: Chapters 1 & 2

Reading Questions

Aug. 29 & 31

Contextual Inquiry & Ethnography

CD: Chapters 2, 3, & 4

 ABF: Chapters 3 & 4

Observation Exercise

ABF: Chapter 20

Norman, “The Psychopathology of Everyday Things”

Discussion Questions

Sept. 5 & 7

Contextual Inquiry: Interviewing Techniques

Hand-in Partner Preferences

Interviewing Techniques Examples

In Class Interviewing Exercise

In Class Interview Question List

Interview Exercise [Due 9.14]

Sept. 12 & 14

Intro To HCI Lab

Design Project Assigned

Design Project Teams Assigned

Work Modeling

CD: Chapters 5, 6, & 7

Sept. 19 & 21

Consolidation

CD: Chapters 8, 9, & 10 

Interpretation Session/Brainstorm Exercise

Reading Questions

Sept. 26 & 28

Design From Data

CD: Chapters 11, 12, & 13

Discussion

Discussion Questions

Oct. 3 & 5

CD: Chapters 17, 18, & 19
“Prototyping for Tiny Fingers”, CACM, 37(4),1994, pp 21-27

How to run a paper prototype session

Midterm Study Guide

 Oct. 10 & 12

 ABF: Chapters 8, 9 & 19

Midterm Exam

Oct.17 & 19

Project Milestone:
 Interview Notes & Consolidated Models Due

Milestone 2 Assigned

Oct.24 & 26

Oct. 31 & Nov. 2

Nov.  7 & 9

Project Milestone: Paper Prototypes Due

Nov. 14 & 16

! World Usability Day !

Nov. 21 & 23

Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 28 &30

Dec.5 & 7

Project Demonstrations

Project Demonstration

Dec. 13

Final Exam: 12noon - 1:40pm