| Syllabus | Schedule | Project | Evaluation Checklist | Handouts | My home page |
| Meet | Date | Topic | Readings | Project | Evals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handouts | Due Dates | ||||
| 1 | 1/27 | Introduction and Background | Class admin
Responsibilities S-Ch. 1 | $300,000,000 button | 1a: Checkout |
| 2 | 2/3 | Theory, Psychology
Analytical Thinking | S-Ch. 2.1-2.3.5
C-Ch. 1, 3 Thinking Don't Make Me Think | Assigned | 1a due
1a notes 1b: Cell phone |
| 3 | 2/10 | Mental Models
Menus, Screens, & Form Fill | C-Ch. 2
S-Ch. 7, 12.4 Menus Apple's Flatland Super touch screen Microsoft Surface | Statement of Intent | 1b due |
| 4 | 2/17 | Command Languages and Error Messages | S-Ch. 8.1-8.6, 12.2
C-Ch. 25 CLs Error Msgs thedailywtf.com Do they vote? | User Profile | 2a: TV Guide
1b Phone notes |
| 5 | 2/24 | HyperText Theory | Hyper
Web Site Design Nielsen on frames IFrames | Interface Goals | 2a due
2b: GMU SIS |
| 6 | 3/3 | Evals summary, Review |
My favorite song | 2b due
2a TV Guide notes 2b SIS notes | |
| 3/10 | Spring Break - no class | ||||
| 7 | 3/17 | Midterm Exam | Challenge
Craigslist Usability | ||
| 8 | 3/24 | Graphical User Interfaces | C-Ch. 9-12
Flow in Firefox Gymnastics | Technology Demo
Deploying servlets | 3a: Drawing tool |
| 9x | 3/31 | Instructor out of town. Work on project. | |||
| 10 | 4/7 | Graphical User Interfaces | S-Ch. 6
C-Ch. 13-14 Transient in Firefox | Screen Designs | 3a due
3b: Music player |
| 11 | 4/14 | Graphical User Interfaces | C-Ch. 20-24 | Screen design notes | 3b due
4a: Email |
| 12 | 4/21 | Graphical User Interfaces
Colors | Color
Color wheel C-Ch. 15-17 drag-n-drop on the web C-Ch. 18-19 | Projects due - Demos | 4a due
4b: Travel site 3b notes |
| 13 | 4/28 | GUI Testing | Testing UIs
Examples Web UI articles | 4b due
5a: The daily set puzzle 5b: Sudoku 4a notes | |
| 14 | 5/5 | Usability Engineering
International Wrapup & review | S-Ch. 4, Nielsen
Usab Eng Intl Surface | Projects due - Non-demo | 5a and 5b due
4b notes |
| 15 | 5/12 | FINAL EXAM | 4:30 - 7:15 | ||
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