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Version: Fri Apr 14 22:33:29 EDT 2006
| Class | Date | Bloop | Chapter | Topics | Assign | Due | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T 14 Mar | -- | 1 & 2 | Reverse Eng. | P1 | -- | {page} {slides} |
| 2 | R 16 Mar | -- | Intro. to HCI. | -- | -- | -- | |
| 3 | F 17 Mar | 1 | Models of Design. | -- | -- | {slides} | |
| 4 | M 20 Mar | 28 | 3 & 5 | HCI tasks & Metrics. | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | T 21 Mar | 6 | Human diversity. | P2 | -- | Ch.12 & 14 may be useful for P2 | |
| 6 | R 23 Mar | 45 | Perception, Memory, Cognition. | -- | -- | -- | |
| 7 | F 24 Mar | 53 | Personality & culture | -- | P1 | -- | |
| 8 | M 27 Mar | 11 | 6, 7 & 14.5 | Theories intro. & user models. | P3, P4 | -- | -- |
| 9 | T 28 Mar | 16 | GOMS, keystroke model, 7 stages. | -- | -- | P3 groups assigned | |
| 10 | R 30 Mar | 22 | Consistency, synt. & sem. Kn. | -- | -- | -- | |
| 11 | F 31 Mar | 35 | Computer & task concepts, user analysis, task analysis. | -- | P4 - rough design | -- | |
| 12 | M 03 Apr | 26 | 8 & 9.3 | Action frequencies, interaction styles, 8 golden rules. | -- | -- | -- |
| 13 | T 04 Apr | 25 | Usability metrics. | -- | P2 | [Constantine & Lockwood, 1999] | |
| 14 | R 06 Apr | 9 | Menus intro. | -- | -- | -- | |
| 15 | F 07 Apr | Pontiac | Exam 1. | -- | -- | {Sample Exam Qs} | |
| 16 | M 10 Apr | 18 | 10 & 11 | Menus. | -- | -- | -- |
| 17 | T 11 Apr | 24 | Fillin forms. | -- | P3 - User & Task analysis | -- | |
| 18 | R 13 Apr | 15 | 12 & 13 | Commands. | -- | -- | -- |
| 19 | F 14 Apr | 33 | Command naming experiment. | -- | P4 - XML File Input | -- | |
| 20 | M 17 Apr | 49 | -- | Direct manip. & icon design. | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | T 18 Apr | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Project Presentation Day |
| 21 | R 20 Apr | 54 | -- | Icons. | -- | P3 - Rough design | -- |
| 22 | F 21 Apr | 41 | -- | Device evaluation. | -- | -- | -- |
| 23 | M 24 Apr | 3 | -- | Keyboards. | -- | P4 | -- |
| 24 | T 25 Apr | 5 | -- | Color & Error msgs. | -- | -- | Course evaluation forms |
| 25 | R 27 Apr | -- | -- | Trower Video (Exam Review!) | -- | -- | TA evaluation forms |
| 26 | F 28 Apr | -- | -- | Exam 2. | -- | -- | {Sample Exam Qs} P3 Group eval forms due |
| 27 | M 01 May | -- | -- | Group Presentations. | -- | P3 | Present & evaluate P3 |
| 28 | T 02 May | -- | -- | Group Presentations. | -- | -- | Present & evaluate P3 |
| Class | Date | Bloop | Chapter | Topics | Assign | Due | Notes |
Reference:
L. L. Constantine & L. A. D. Lockwood,
"Software for Use",
ACM Press. 1999.
dcb@cs.wpi.edu