Week
| Dates
| Topic
| Tuesday
| Thursday
| Additional
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1 | January 16 January 18 |
Introduction
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Snow Cancellation
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Introduction
Schneiderman's 5 Criteria
In-class
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The Book
We Can Do Better
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2 | January 23 January 25 |
Affordances and Signifiers
Reading Reflection 1,
Notes
|
Assignment 0 Due
Affordances
Signifiers
In-class
| Assignment 1 Due
In-class
|
Norman Doors
Don Norman Interview
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3 | January 30 February 1
| UI History and Theory
Reading Reflection 2,
Notes
|
Ko Chapter 1,
Ko Chapter 2
In-class
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Assignment 2 Due
In-class
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Pop tart usability
Uncle Rob Cooking Tip
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4 | February 6 February 8
| What Interfaces Mediate
Reading Reflection 3,
Notes
|
Ko Chapter 3,
slides
In-class
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Assignment 3 Due
In-class
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5 | February 13 February 15
| Orchestration and Flow
Reading Reflection 4,
Notes
|
Cooper Chapter 11,
In-class
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Assignment 4 Due
In-class
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6 | February 20 February 22
| Excise
Reading Reflection 5,
Notes
|
Cooper Chapter 12,
In-class
|
Assignment 5 Due
In-class
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7 | February 27 February 29
| Usable Security
Reading Reflection 6,
Notes
|
Is Usable Security an Oxymoron?
Usable Security Slides
In-class
|
No formal assignment this week; project prep instead
In-class
Project Notes
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| March 5 March 7
| Spring Break
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8 | March 12 March 14
| Don't Make Me Think!
No Reading Reflection this week.
|
Krug Chapter 1
In-class
|
Project Milestone 1 Due
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9 | March 19 March 21
| Designing for Scanning
Reading Reflection 7,
Notes
|
Krug Chapter 2
Krug Chapter 3
In-class
|
Assignment 6 Due
In-class
|
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10 | March 26 March 28
| Choices; Writing for the Web
Reading Reflection 8,
Notes
|
Krug Chapter 4
Krug Chapter 5
In-class
|
Assignment 7 Due
In-class
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11 | April 2 April 4
| Navigation
Reading Reflection 9,
Notes
|
Krug Chapter 6
In-class
|
Assignment 8 Due
In-class
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12 | April 9 April 11
| Usability Testing
Reading Reflection 10,
Notes
|
Krug Chapter 9
In-class
|
Assignment 9 Due
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13 | April 16 April 18
| Mobile, Accessibility
Reading Reflection 11,
Notes
|
Krug Chapter 10
In-class
|
Krug Chapter 12
In-class
Usability Video Due
|
Guidelines for Accessible and Usable Web Sites
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14 | April 23 April 25
| Dark Patterns
Reading Reflection 12,
Notes
|
Dark Patterns: Past, Present, and Future
In-class
|
Final Project Due
Rubric for Project
|
darkpatterns.org
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| May 7
| Final Exam
|
Same Classroom (Horizon 3008) Same Time (10:30AM)
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