CPSC 481 Foundations of HCI

Schedule for Winter, 2004

This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class.
No.	Week	Monday	Wednesday	Friday	TA's do in lab	Students must do in lab
1	Jan 12,14,16	Lectures begin			No Lab	No Lab
2	Jan 19,21,23	Labs begin			Describe Assign. 1 Talk about example library system (Background, users and tasks)	Form groups of 3 within lab
3	Jan 26,28,30				Walk through example library system with task scenarios	Present Assign. 1: steps 1 and 2 (Identify users tasks, and requirements)
4	Feb 2,4,6					Present Assign. 1: steps 3 and 4 (low-fi prototypes and walk-through evaluations)
5	Feb 9,11,13				Describe Assign. 2 Due: Assign. 1 Portfolio - Monday 4:30
6	Feb 16,18,20	Reading days: No classes	Reading days: No classes	Reading days: No classes	No Labs	No Labs To do on own: Begin user studies for Assign. 2
7	Feb 23,25,27			Midterm exam	Lead discussions for Assign. 2	Discuss observations for Assign. 2
8	Mar 1,3,5				Introduction to Assign. 3 Due: Assign. 2-Monday 4:30	To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots
9	Mar 8,10,12				Introduction to .NET	To do on own: Prepare screenshots
10	Mar 15,17,19				Provide feedback on screenshots *Due in lab: Assign. 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots*	Present screenshots To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
11	Mar 22,24,26				Coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
12	Mar 29,31 April 2				More coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
13	April 5,7,9			Good Friday: No classes	More coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
14	April 12,14,16				No labs Due Monday 4:30: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation, final discussion, electronic submission of project.	No labs
	April 20 - 30	*Final exam somewhere in here*