James Tam
(instructor)
| CPSC 481 Foundations of HCI |
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This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class. | |||||
| Week |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
TA's do in lab |
Students must do in lab |
| Sep 10,12,14 | Classes begin | No Lab | No Lab | ||
| Sep 17, 19, 21 | Labs begin | Describe assignment 1 Talk about example library system (Background, users and tasks) |
Form groups of 3 within lab | ||
| Sep 24, 26, 28 | Walk through example library system with task scenarios | Present Assign 1: steps 1, 2 and 3 (Users, tasks and requirements) | |||
| Oct 1, 3, 5 | Describe assignment 2 | Present Assign 1: steps 4 and 5 (low-fi prototypes and walk-throughs) | |||
| Oct 8, 10, 12 | Thanksgiving, no class | No Labs Due: Assign. 1 Portfolio - Tuesday 4:30 |
No Labs
To do on own: Assign. 2-perform observations | ||
| Oct 15, 17, 19 | Lead talk on early observations for Assign 2 |
Discuss early observations for Assign 2 | |||
| Oct 22, 24, 26 | Mid-term exam | No Labs Due: Assign. 2-Monday 4:30 |
No Labs
To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots | ||
| Oct 29, Oct 31, Nov 2 | Project introduction, coding
tutorial |
To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots | |||
| Nov 5, 7, 9 | More coding, design discussions... | ||||
| Nov 12, 14, 16 | Reading days, no class. | Provide feedback on screenshots1
Due in lab: Assign. 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots |
Present screenshots1
To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation | ||
| Nov 19, 21, 23 | No lab |
To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation | |||
| Nov 26, 28, 30 (demos begin Nov 29). | Due Wed 4:30: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including
implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation,
final discussion, email of project. No labs (times used for demonstrations) |
No labs (times used for demonstrations) | |||
| Dec 3, 5, 7 (demos continue) | Last day of class | No labs | No Labs | ||
| Dec 11- 20 | Final exam somewhere in here | ||||
1 People registered in Lab 01, 02 & 03 must book a mutually convenient appointment time to meet with their TA to do the screen shot demos.