Schedule

This weekly schedule is tentative and subject to change. Visit frequently for updates!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Week 1 Jan 21  Jan 22Introductions
DO IN CLASS: Investigation 0
Jan 23     Jan 24
Introduction to HCI
Jan 25 
Week 2 Jan 28 Jan 29The psychopathology of everyday things
DUE: Investigation 1
Jan 30 Jan 31Human capabilities Feb 1 
Week 3 Feb 4 Feb 5CANCELLED

Feb 6 Feb 7Where's the knowledge?
DUE: Investigation 2
Feb 8
Week 4 Feb 11 Feb 12Design process
DUE: Investigation 3 
Feb 13  Feb 14Understanding users and tasks Feb 15
Week 5 Feb 18  Feb 19Evaluation
DUE: Investigation 4 
Feb 20  Feb 21 Evaluation case studies
Feb 22 
Week 6 Feb 25  Feb 26 Planning an evaluation
DUE: Investigation 5
Feb 27
Feb 28Design and prototyping

Feb 29 DUE: Project proposal
Week 7 Mar 3  Mar 4Prototype testing
 
Mar 5 Mar 6Tool support
DUE: Investigation 6
  
Mar 7
Week 8 Mar 10  Mar 11Computers as social actors
DUE: IRB proposal
Mar 12  Mar 13CANCELLED
Mar 14DUE: Midterm
Spring Break
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Week 9 Mar 31Project notes Analytical evaluation Apr 2  Apr 3 Web design guidelines
Apr 4DUE: Heuristic evaluation spreadsheet 
Week 10 Apr 7Project notes Apr 8Design patterns Apr 9  Apr 10Accessibility
Apr 11
Week 11 Apr 14Project notes Apr 15Groupware

Apr 16  Apr 17Participatory Design
Apr 18DUE: Usability testing spreadsheet 
Week 12 Apr 21Project notes Apr 22
Ubiquitous computing
DUE: Usability report
Apr 23  Apr 24Ambient displays
Apr 25 
Week 13 Apr 28Project notes Apr 29 Persuasive technology

Apr 30  May 1Values in design
DUE: Redesign Prototype 
May 2 
Week 14 May 5Project notes May 6Wrapup
DUE: Poster
May 7  May 8Poster session
May 9 
Finals week May 12  May 13 DUE: Final exam, 5 p.m. May 14  May 15
May 16 


Janet Davis (davisjan@cs.grinnell.edu)

Created January 9, 2008
Last revised May 5, 2008