26 AUG • WEEK 1
AM Introduction (REQUIRED)
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The first day of class will be held in Sibley Auditorium.
Assignment: Reading Response (due before class on Thur 03 Sep)
Assignment: PROG 01: You Animal! (due by 11:59pm on 11 Sep)
Assignment: DESIGN 01: Watches in the Wild (due before class 10 Sep)
PM Wearable Computing (REQUIRED)
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Section: Android Introduction
03 SEP • WEEK 2
AM The Design Cycle, Brainstorming, and Critique
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Reading: Rogers, Y., Sharp, H., & Preece, J. (2011). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (3rd ed. ed.), pp- 9-18.
Reading: History of the Smart Watch Literature Review
PM Storyboard, Scenarios, and Personas
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Reading: How to Run a Design Critique by Scott Berkun
Reading: How to Give and Receive Criticism by Scott Berkun
Reading: Chapter 4: Analyzing User Research in Designing the iPhone User Experience: A User-Centered Approach to Sketching and Prototyping iPhone Apps, Suzanne Ginsburg (2011).
Section: Making Apps with Android
10 SEP • WEEK 3
AM Task Analysis and Sketching
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Reading: The Psychology of Everyday Things. The Design of Everyday Things. Chapter 1. Norman.
Assignment Due: DESIGN 01: Watches in the Wild (due before class)
Assignment Due: PROG 01 (due by 11:59pm on 11 Sep)
Assignment: FEED 02 Course Profile Petition (due 18 Sept by 11:59pm)
PM Affordance, Contextual Inquiry, and Conceptual Models
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Reading: Rogers, Y., Sharp, H., & Preece, J. (2011). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (3rd ed. ed.), pp 44-54 (Interface Metaphors) and pp 86-96 (Cognitive Frameworks)
Section: Using Android Wear
17 SEP • WEEK 4
AM Heuristic Evaluation
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Reading: Heuristic Evaluation. Jakob Nielsen. (1) How to conduct a heuristic evaluation, (2) Ten recommended heuristics, (3) Severity Ratings for usability problems
Assignment Due by 11:59pm on 18 Sept Course Profile Petition
Assignment: DESIGN 02: Heuristic Evaluation (due before class on 01 Oct)
Assignment: PROG 02: YourFault (due by 11:59pm on 16 Oct)
PM Modes and Metaphors
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Reading: No Readings
Section: Making Watch Apps + Heuristic Evaluation
24 SEP • WEEK 5
AM In Class Brainstorm Warmup(REQUIRED)
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Reading: No Reading
PM In Class Brainstorm (REQUIRED)
No Slides
Reading: No Reading
Assignment: DESIGN 03: Group Brainstorm (due before class on 1 Oct)
Section: Twitter API + Location API
01 OCT • WEEK 6
AM Human Models
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VIDEO AM
Reading: The Model Human Processor. The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction. Chap 2. Card, Moran & Newell. Pages 24-76.
Assignment: DESIGN 04: Project Idea (due by 11:59pm on 16 Oct)
Assignment: DESIGN 05: Context Inquiry, Task Analysis, and Competive Analysis (due by 11:59pm on 30 Oct)
Assignment Due: DESIGN 02: Heuristic Evaluation (due before class)
Assignment Due: DESIGN 03: Group Brainstorm
PM Input Devices
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VIDEO PM
Reading: Ken Hinckley, Input Technologies and Techniques, in Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction, ed. by A. Sears & J. Jacko. Revised online version, Read Sections 1-4 and 7-8.
Section: Prototyping and Programming with Framer.js
08 OCT • WEEK 7
AM Graphic Design, Typography, and Design Language
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VIDEO AM
Reading: No Reading
PM Visual Information Design
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VIDEO PM
Reading: No Reading
Section: Intro to Illustrator and Flowcharts, Software Architecting
15 OCT • WEEK 8
AM Usability Testing
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VIDEO AM
Reading: How To Do Experiments. Doing Psychology Experiments. Chap 2. Martin.
Assignment Due: PROG 02: YourFault (due 16 Oct at 11:59pm)
Assignment Due: DESIGN 04: Project Idea (due by 11:59pm on 16 Oct)
PM Data Analysis
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VIDEO PM
Reading: How To Interpret Experimental Results. Doing Psychology Experiments. Chap 12. Martin.
Section: Midterm Review
22 OCT • WEEK 9
AM NO CLASS – Prepare for Midterm
PM Midterm (REQUIRED)
Section: No Section
29 OCT • WEEK 10
AM Video Sketching and How to Pitch (REQUIRED)
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Reading: No Reading
Assignment Due: DESIGN 05: Context Inquiry, Task Analysis, and Competive Analysis (due by 11:59pm on 30 Oct)
PM Worksession (REQUIRED)
Group Design Worksession
Section: No Section
05 NOV • WEEK 11
AM µDesign Modules (REQUIRED)
Design Activity
Assignment Due: FEED 02: Mid Semester Feedback (due by 11:59pm on 30 Oct)
PM Group Worksession (REQUIRED)
Design Activity
Section: No Section
12 NOV • WEEK 12
AM Interactive Prototype Presentations (REQUIRED)
PM Interactive Prototype Presentations (REQUIRED)
Section: No Section
19 NOV • WEEK 13
AM Worksession (REQUIRED)
Design Activity
PM Worksession (REQUIRED)
Design Activity
Section: No Section
26 NOV • WEEK 14
NO CLASS THANKSGIVING
Section: No Section
03 DEC • WEEK 15
AM Future Research Trends • LAST CLASS
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PM Guest Lecture Panel on HCI Startups and Industrial Careers
Ame Elliott - Ame is the Design Director for Simply Secure, a nonprofit service organization dedicated to making ubiquitous privacy and security a reality. Previously, Ame spent eight years at IDEO where she oversaw the Design Research community, cultivating research excellence across two California locations. At IDEO, Ame was a senior Project Leader, delivering technology strategy work to Global 500 clients including Acer, AT&T, Ericsson, Fuji-Xerox, Gannett, HP, and Samsung.
Andrew Fang - Andrew is a mobile/web designer-programmer, currently studying Human Computer Interaction at Stanford.
Elizabeth Lin - Elizabeth is a product designer at Khan Academy working to redesign the content library experience. Previously, as an intern, she worked on math exercises for the iPad. She has also interned at Sprig and LinkedIn. Outside of tech and design, she spends her time plotting ways to sneak into the fashion industry and giving free saxophone concerts to people outside her apartment.
Mari Batilando - Mari is an iOS Engineer at Apple where he develops software for retail customers and employees. In the past, he also interned for Weebly, and Stubhub. Meanwhile during his free time, he ponders about new ways to interlace health and education with technology.
Section: No Section
FINAL CRITIQUE
Tue 08 Dec FINAL CRITIQUE
Final Presentations in 310 Jacobs
AM Session 10:00 - 12:00 in 310 Jacobs
PM Session 1:00 - 3:00pm in 310 Jacobs
Wed 09 Dec PUBLIC SHOWCASE
Public Posters, Demos, and Showcase in 310 Jacobs
Session 01: 3-4pm in 310 Jacobs
Session 02: 4-5pm in 310 Jacobs
Fri 11 Dec FINAL MATERIALS
Final materials due on 11 Dec (11:59pm)
