|
Date |
Week |
Topics |
Due
at the beginning of class |
| 1/19 |
1 |
- Introduction: What is usability engineering?
- The context of usability.
- Course logistics, and syllabus review.
Week 1 powerpoint
| |
| 1/26
|
2 |
- Norman book
- Mental models
|
- Read Norman book.
- Read Markman and Gentner article.
- One example each of good and bad design (NOT a web site)
|
| 2/2
|
3
|
- The science and practice of usability
- Perception and cognition
Week 3 powerpoint
|
- Read the Carroll article and the Olson and Olson article.
- One example each of good and bad web site design
|
| 2/9
|
4 |
- Kate McLagan, How to make a presentation; advocating for your usability data
|
- Read Chapters 1 - 6 in the Mayhew book.
|
|
2/16 |
5 |
Lab visit: IX Lab
- Hosts: Bias, Hans Huang, Sam Burns
- Methods: End-user testing
| - Read Chapters 7-17 of the Mayhew book.
|
| 2/23 |
6 |
-Gordon Montgomery, independent consultant-How to think like a user
Gordon Montgomery - Powerpoint
|
|
|
3/2 |
7 |
RB visiting Microsoft today.
Lab visit: BMC Software
- Host: Scott Isensee, Eugenie Bertus
- Method: Prototyping.
- Method: Bridge Methodology.
|
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White paper on a topic in the science of usability. |
| 3/9
|
8 |
Panel discussion of local usability professionals
- Jack Alford, IBM
- Tanya Payne, Vignette
- Gale Wilson, FutureWei
- John Morkes, Expero
|
|
3/23
| 9 |
Web resources day |
- Test plan for project.
|
| 3/30 |
10 |
Christian Barnard, AT&T
| |
| 4/6 |
11 |
Workshop- We'll help each other with our usability evaluations.
Run as test subjects. Review test plans. Review test reports. Whatever. | |
| 4/13 |
12 |
Cost-justifying Usability
| - Read Chapters 18-21 of Mayhew book.
|
| 4/20 |
13 |
Oral Presentations of projects |
-Written projects |
| 4/27 |
14 |
Oral Presentations of projects |
|
| 5/4 |
15 |
Oral Presentations of projects |
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