CPSC 481: Foundations of HCI

James Tam

Schedule for Winter 2008

This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class.

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

TA's do in tutorial

Students do in tutorial

Jan 13 - 19

Lectures begin

 

 

No tutorials

No tutorials

Jan 20 - 26

Tutorials begin

 

 

Describe assignment 1
Talk about example library system (Background, users and tasks)

Form groups of 3 within the tutorial

Jan 27 – Feb 2

 

 

 

Walk through example library system with scenarios

Present Assign 1: steps 1 and 2 (Identification and requirements)

Feb 3 – 9

 

 

 

 

Present Assign 1: steps 3 and 4 (Prototyping and walk-through)

Feb 10 – 16

 

 

 

Describe Assignment 2


Due: Assign. 1 Portfolio - Friday 4:00
 

 

Feb 17 – 23

Reading week, no lectures or tutorials

Reading week, no lectures or tutorials

Reading week, no lectures or tutorials

   
Feb 24 – Mar 1      

Lead talk on observations for Assign 2

Present early observations for Assign 2

Mar 2 – 8

 

 

Midterm exam

Coding Tutorial: Basic introduction to Dot-NET

 
Mar 9 – 15

 

 

 

Coding examples

Due: Assign. 2 - Tuesday 4:00

To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots

Mar 16 – 22

 

 

 

Provide feedback on screenshots

Present screenshots of horizontal prototypes

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

Mar 23 – 29

 

 

 

Coding examples

Due in Monday lecture: Assign. 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

Mar 30 - Apr 5

 

 

 

No tutorials

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

 

Apr 6 - 12

 

 

 

No tutorials

To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation

 

Apr 13 - 19    

Last day of class is the 19th.

No tutorials

Due Tuesday 4:00: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation, final discussion, electronic submission of project. 

 

 

No tutorials

April 21 - 30

Final exam somewhere in here: more information