| CPSC 481 Foundations of HCI |
James Tam (instructor) |
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This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class. | |||||
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Wednesday |
Friday |
TA's do in tutorial |
Students do in tutorial/on own |
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Jan 10,12,14 |
Lectures begin |
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No tutorials |
No tutorials |
| Jan 17,19,21 |
Tutorials begin |
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Describe assignment 1 |
Form groups of 3 within the tutorial |
| Jan 24,26,28 |
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Walk through example library system with task scenarios |
Present Assign 1: steps 1 and 2 (Identification and requirements) |
| Jan 31, Feb 2,4 |
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Present Assign 1: steps 3 and 4 (Prototyping and walk-throughs) |
| Feb 7,9,11 |
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Describe assignment 2 & support materials |
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| Feb 14,16,18 |
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Lead early discussions for Assign. 2 |
Discuss early observations for Assign. 2 |
| Feb 21,23,25 |
Reading week |
Reading week |
Reading week |
No tutorials |
To do on own: Conduct user studies for Assign. 2 |
| Feb 28, Mar 2,4 |
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Midterm exam |
Describe Assign. 3 Due: Assign. 2, Tuesday 4:00 |
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| Mar 7,9,11 |
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Introduction to .NET |
To do on own: Prepare screen shots | |
| Mar 14,16,18 |
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Provide feedback on screenshots |
Present screenshots |
| Mar 21,23,25 | Coding examples |
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| Mar 28,30, April 1 |
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More coding examples |
To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback |
| April 4,6,8 |
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More coding examples |
To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation |
| April 11,13,15 |
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No tutorials Due Monday 4:00: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation, final discussion, electronic submission of project.
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No tutorials |
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April 19-30 |
Final exam somewhere in here: more information |
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