CS6301.015 and .022 User Interface design Schedule Fall 2014

Instructor: John Cole

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.  Reading is in the textbook specified in the syllabus unless otherwise indicated.

Week Date Topic

Reading

1 August 25 Syllabus review, course requirements, terminology.  The Human  
  August 27 The Human Ch. 1
2 September 1

Labor Day Holiday -- No classs

 
  September 3 The Human Ch. 1
3 September 8 Java Swing: Intro
The Computer
Ch. 2
  September 10 The Interaction Ch. 3
4 September 15 The Interaction Ch. 3
  September 17 Interaction Paradigms Ch. 4
5 September 22 Interaction Design Basics; homework review Ch. 5
  September 25 Interaction Design Basics Ch. 5
6 September 29 Interaction Design Basics Ch. 5
  October 1 Design Rules Ch. 7
7 October 6 Design Rules Ch. 7
  October 8 Exam Review  
8 October 13 Midterm Exam 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3, part of 4, 5, 7 and UI design slides  
  October 15 Introduction to Android Slides
9 October 20 Introduction to Android Slides
  October 22 Evaluation Techniques Ch. 9
10 October 27 Evaluation Techniques Ch. 9
  October 29 Universal Design Ch. 10
11 November 3 Android Drawing; Android Sensors Slides
  November 5 Android Sensors Slides
12 November 10 Cognitive Models; Android Touchscreen Ch. 12
  November 12 Exam Review  
13 November 17 Exam 2: Android design, chapters 9 and 10.  
  November 19 Android Touchscreen  
14 November 24 Fall Break  
  November 26 Fall Break Slides
15 December 1 Dialog Notation and Design Ch. 16
  December 3 Dialog Notation and Design Ch. 16
16 December 8 Time Requirements DWT* Ch. 12
  December 10 Exam Review: Chapters 12 and 16; DWT chapter 12, Android Sensors, Android Touchscreen.  
17 December 15
December 17
Exam 3 for Section 015 at 8:30 AM in the Testing Center
Exam 3 for Section 022 at 11:00 AM in the Testing Center
 
    *From Designing With the Mind in Mind PDF