| Date | Topic | Reading | Slides | Assignments | Project Due Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30/2012 | Introduction and Background |
Intro Admin |
1a: Checkout |
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| 9/6/2012 | Theory, Thinking, User Models |
C+1,2 | Assessments Mental Models |
1a: due 1b: Cell Phone |
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| 9/13/2012 | Users Golden Rules of Design |
C+3,4,5 |
Users Golden Rules |
1b: due |
Statement of Intent |
| 9/20/2012 | Menus, Screens and Forms |
C+22 |
Menus |
2a: TV Guide 2b: GMU SIS |
User Profiles |
| 9/27/2012 | Error Messages The Story of Prego |
C+25 |
ErrorMessages Story of Prego |
2a: due |
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| 10/4/2012 |
Eliminating Excise & Navigation Orchestration and Flow |
C+11 C+10 |
ExciseTasks Flow |
2b: due |
Interface Goals |
| 10/11/2012 | Web Usability Midterm Review |
Don't Make Me Think (online!) |
DontMakeMeThink |
3a: Drawing tool |
Technology Demo |
| 10/18/2012 | MIDTERM EXAM |
Midterm Review |
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| 10/25/2012 | Discuss midterm Designing Good Behavior |
C+12 |
Good Behavior | 3a: due 3b: Music player |
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| 11/1/2012 | Data Entry Windows 8 Demo |
C+18 |
DataEntry |
3b: due 4a: Email |
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| 11/8/2012 |
Direct Manipulation Guest Speaker: UI Designer |
C+19 |
DirectManipulation JMB Presentation |
4a: due 4b: Travel site |
Interface Design |
| 11/15/2012 | Usability Engineering Games Guest Lecturer: Jeff Offutt |
Usability Engineering Games |
4b: due 5: eRepublik game |
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| 11/22/2012 | Thanksgiving - No Class | ||||
| 11/29/2012 |
Visual Interface Design Project Demos |
C+14 | Visual UI Design | 5: due |
Presentation |
| 12/6/2012 | GUI Testing Project Demos Review |
It's Not Rocket Science (online!) |
Final Submission | ||
| 12/13/2012 | FINAL EXAM | Final Review |