schedule

Assignments Due Today
 * =Class= || =**Date**= || =**Lecture**= ||
 * ==**Week1**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class1 || Jan 25 || **In Class Exercise and Course Overview [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned Assignments Due by 2PM Today
 * 1) Sign-up for Piazza [[|link]] (due Jan 30 at 2PM)
 * 2) Take Background Survey [[|link]] (due Jan 30 at 2PM)
 * 3) Read Bush, V. "As We May Think" The Atlantic, July, 1945. [[|link]] (due Jan 30 at 2PM)
 * 4) Start thinking about project ||
 * ==**Week2**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class2 || Jan 30 || **Design4Good Project Overview [[|slides]]**
 * Class2 || Jan 30 || **Design4Good Project Overview [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Sign-up for Piazza [[|link]]
 * 2) Take Background Survey [[|link]]
 * 3) Be prepared to discuss Bush, V. "As We May Think" The Atlantic, July, 1945. [[|link]]

Assignments Assigned Assignments Due by 2PM Today
 * 1) Watch IDEO video [[|link]]
 * 2) Post reaction/response comment to Piazza [[|link]] (due Feb 1 at 2PM) ||
 * Class3 || Feb 1 || **Ideation and Brainstorming [[|slides]]**
 * Class3 || Feb 1 || **Ideation and Brainstorming [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Watch IDEO video [[|link]]
 * 2) Post reaction/response comment to Piazza [[|link]]

Assignments Assigned Assignments Due by 11:59PM Today: Assignments Due by 2PM Today:
 * 1) Before you read anything else in this class, you should read Wobbrock's one page "True Confessions on How to Read" [[|link]]
 * 2) Then read: "The Perfect Brainstorm" from Chapter 4 of The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley [[|link]]
 * 3) Post reaction/response to Tom Kelley's reading [[|link]] (due Wednesday, Feb 8 at 2PM)
 * 4) Individual Brainstorming / Project Proposal [[|link]] ( due Sunday, Feb 5 at 11:59PM ) ||
 * ==**Week3**== ||  ||   ||
 * || Feb 5 || **Individual Brainstorming / Project Proposal Due**
 * || Feb 5 || **Individual Brainstorming / Project Proposal Due**
 * 1) Individual Brainstorming / Project Proposal [[|link]] ||
 * Class4 || Feb 6 || **Sketching, Storyboarding, and Critique** ** [[|slides]] **
 * Class4 || Feb 6 || **Sketching, Storyboarding, and Critique** ** [[|slides]] **
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned Assignments Due by 10AM Today:
 * 1) Fill out the Project Proposal Voting survey [[|link]] ( due Wednesday, Feb 8 at 10AM )
 * 2) As a carry over from last Wednesday, read and post a Piazza reading response to: "The Perfect Brainstorm" from Chapter 4 of The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley [[|link]]
 * 3) As a counterpoint to the Kelley article, you can (optionally) read: "Groupthink" by Jonah Lehrer, which was recently published in the New Yorker. [[|link]]. You do not need to provide a reading response for this article. ||
 * Class5 || Feb 8 || **In Class Group Brainstorming [[|slides]; [|pictures]]**
 * Class5 || Feb 8 || **In Class Group Brainstorming [[|slides]; [|pictures]]**
 * 1) Fill out the Project Proposal Voting survey [[|link]] ( due Today at 10AM )

Assignments Due by 2PM Today:
 * 1) Post reaction/response to Tom Kelley's reading [[|link]]
 * 2) As a counterpoint to the Kelley article, you can (optionally) read: "Groupthink" by Jonah Lehrer, which was recently published in the New Yorker. [[|link]]. You do not need to provide a reading response for this article.

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today
 * 1) Team Project Proposal [[|link]] ( due Sunday, Feb 19 at 11:59PM ) ||
 * ==**Week4**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class6 || Feb 13 || **Data Gathering and User Research [[|slides]]**
 * Class6 || Feb 13 || **Data Gathering and User Research [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) Read "An Ethnographic Approach to Design" by Blomberg and Burrell [[|link]] and post a reading response to Piazza ( due Monday, Feb 20 at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * Class7 || Feb 15 || **User Research 2 & In Class Project Proposal Refinement [[|slides]]**
 * Class7 || Feb 15 || **User Research 2 & In Class Project Proposal Refinement [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due by 11:59PM Today: Assignments Due by 12PM (noon) Today:
 * 1) Download and read the IDEO Method Cards [[|link]]. Think about how some of these methods might be used to inform both the design of your team project as well as how you might evaluate it. ||
 * ==**Week5**== ||  ||   ||
 * || Feb 19 || **Team Project Proposal Due**
 * || Feb 19 || **Team Project Proposal Due**
 * 1) Team Project Proposal [[|link]] ( due Today at 11:59PM ) ||
 * Class8 || Feb 20 || **Prototyping [[|slides]]**
 * Class8 || Feb 20 || **Prototyping [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Post reading response to "An Ethnographic Approach to Design" by Blomberg and Burrell [[|link]]

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today: Assignments Due Today
 * 1) Fill out peer review of team member contribution on the Team Project Proposal assignment [[|link]] ( due Thursday, February 23rd at 11:59PM )
 * 2) Prepare for in-class Team Project Proposal presentation [[|grading rubric]] ( PowerPoint slides posted to Team Wiki page by 12PM on February 22nd at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * Class9 || Feb 22 || **In Class Project Proposal Presentations [[|peer review link], [|slides], [|pictures]]**
 * Class9 || Feb 22 || **In Class Project Proposal Presentations [[|peer review link], [|slides], [|pictures]]**
 * 1) In-class Team Project Proposal presentation [[|grading rubric]] ( PowerPoint slides posted to Team Wiki page by 12PM Today) ) ||
 * || Feb 23 || Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) Fill out peer review of team member contribution on the Team Project Proposal assignment [[|link]] ( due Today at 11:59PM ) ||
 * ==**Week6**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class10 || Feb 27 || **Conceptual Models I [[|slides]]**
 * Class10 || Feb 27 || **Conceptual Models I [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today: Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) Look at project schedule and vote on midterm date [[|project schedule], [|Piazza poll]] ( due Wednesday, February 29 by 12PM (noon) )
 * 2) Read **Chapter 3** "Principles of Contextual Inquiry" in the book //Contextual Design// by Beyer and Holtzblatt [[|link]]. No Piazza reading response necessary but this text should be useful to you for the "User Research" team project assignment.
 * 3) Team project assignment: "User Research, Task Analysis, and Sketching" [[|link]] ( due Monday, Mar 12 at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * Class11 || Feb 29 || **Proposal Feedback and a Bit About Task Analysis [[|slides]]**
 * Class11 || Feb 29 || **Proposal Feedback and a Bit About Task Analysis [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Look at project schedule and vote on midterm date [[|project schedule], [|Piazza poll]] ( due today by 12PM (noon) )
 * 1) Read and post a Piazza response to the SafePath project proposal. The response can simply be a bulleted list pointing out three positive aspects to the write-up and one or two areas for improvement. ( due Monday, March 5th at 12PM (noon) )
 * 2) Read and post a Piazza response to the pages 9 - 28 in Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" covering affordances, visibility, mappings, and feedback [[|link]] ( due Monday, March 5th at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * ==**Week7**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class12 || Mar 5 || **Conceptual Models II [[|slides]]**
 * Class12 || Mar 5 || **Conceptual Models II [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Read and post a Piazza response to the SafePath project proposal. The response can simply be a bulleted list pointing out three positive aspects to the write-up and one or two areas for improvement. ( due Today at 12PM (noon) )
 * 2) Read and post a Piazza response to the pages 9 - 28 in Norman's "The Design of Everyday Things" covering affordances, visibility, mappings, and feedback [[|link]] ( due Today at 12PM (noon) )

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) None ||
 * Class13 || Mar 7 || **Representation and Interface Metaphors [[|slides]]**
 * Class13 || Mar 7 || **Representation and Interface Metaphors [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None; however, I hope you're working on your team project assignment.

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) None; however, I hope you're working on preparing for the midterm next week. ||
 * ==**Week8**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class14 || Mar 12 || **Perception, Visualization, and Visual Design [[|slides]]**
 * Class14 || Mar 12 || **Perception, Visualization, and Visual Design [[|slides]]**
 * 1) None

Assignments Assigned:
 * 1) Fill out peer review of team member contribution on the "User Research, Task Analysis, and Sketching" assignment [[|link]] ( due Thursday, March 15th at 11:59PM )
 * 2) Team project assignment #4: "Task Refinement, Storyboarding, and Video Prototyping" [[|link]] ( due Monday, April 2nd at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * Class15 || Mar 14 || **Midterm [[|new midterm review sheet], [|old one]]** ||
 * ==**Week9**== ||  || ==**Spring Break**== ||
 * ==**Week10**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class16 || Mar 26 || **Team Assignment #3 Workshopping [[|slides]]** ||
 * Class17 || Mar 28 || **Aesthetics and Visual Design #1 [[|slides]]**
 * ==**Week10**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class16 || Mar 26 || **Team Assignment #3 Workshopping [[|slides]]** ||
 * Class17 || Mar 28 || **Aesthetics and Visual Design #1 [[|slides]]**
 * Class17 || Mar 28 || **Aesthetics and Visual Design #1 [[|slides]]**

Example video prototypes videos: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) BuddyMap [[|task1], [|task2], [|task3]]
 * 2) Don't Forget [[|link]]
 * 3) Graffiti [[|link]]
 * 4) Cluster [[|link]]
 * 5) ParkSmart [[|link]] ||
 * ==**Week11**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class18 || Apr 2 || **Aesthetics and Visual Design #2 [[|slides]]** ||
 * Class19 || Apr 4 || **Video Prototyping In-Class Presentations [[|slides]]**
 * Class19 || Apr 4 || **Video Prototyping In-Class Presentations [[|slides]]**
 * Class19 || Apr 4 || **Video Prototyping In-Class Presentations [[|slides]]**
 * 1) Team project assignment: "Task Refinement, Storyboarding, and Video Prototyping" [[|link]] ( due Today at 12PM (noon) )

Assignments Assigned: Assignments Due Today:
 * 1) In-Class Peer Grading of Video Prototypes [[|link]] ( due Friday by 12PM (noon) )
 * 2) Fill out peer review of team member contributions on the "Task Refinement, Storyboarding, and Video Prototyping" [[|link]] ( due Friday by 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * || Apr 6 || Good Friday ||
 * || Apr 7 || Passover ||
 * || Apr 8 || Passover ||
 * ==**Week12**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class20 || Apr 9 || **Visual Design #3 and Evaluation #1** **[[|slides]]**
 * ==**Week12**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class20 || Apr 9 || **Visual Design #3 and Evaluation #1** **[[|slides]]**
 * 1) Team project assignment: "Task Refinement, Storyboarding, and Video Prototyping" [[|link]] ( due Today at 12PM (noon) )

Assignments Assigned: > ( due Monday, April 23rd at 12PM (noon) ) || Assignments Due Today: Assignments Due Today: > ( due Today at 12PM (noon) )
 * 1) Read and post a Piazza response to the pages 505-518 in Chapter 15 of Roger's et al. "Interaction Design" book [[|link]] ( due Monday, April 16th at 12PM (noon) )
 * 2) Team project assignment #4: "Lo-to-Mid Fidelity Prototype Testing and Refinement" [[|link]]
 * Class21 || Apr 11 || **Evaluation #2** **[[|slides]]** ||
 * ==**Week13**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class22 || Apr 16 || **Evaluation #3** **[[|slides]]**
 * ==**Week13**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class22 || Apr 16 || **Evaluation #3** **[[|slides]]**
 * 1) Read and post a Piazza response to the pages 505-518 in Chapter 15 of Roger's et al. "Interaction Design" book [[|link]] ( due Today at 12PM (noon) ) ||
 * Class23 || Apr 18 || **Evaluation #4 [slides]** ||
 * ==**Week14**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class24 || Apr 23 || **In-Class Final Project Prep**
 * ==**Week14**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class24 || Apr 23 || **In-Class Final Project Prep**
 * 1) Team project assignment #4: "Lo-to-Mid Fidelity Prototype Testing and Refinement" [[|link]]

Assignments Assigned: > due Thursday, May 17th at 11:59PM ) ||
 * 1) Fill out peer review of team member contributions on Team Assignment #4: "Lo-to-Mid Fidelity Prototype Testing and Refinement" [[|link]] ( due Wednesday by classtime )
 * 2) Read and post a Piazza response [[|link]] to **either** "A Tour through the Visualization Zoo" [[|link]] or "Interactive Dynamics for Visual Analysis" [[|link]] both by Heer et al. ( due Monday, April 30th at 12PM (noon) )
 * 3) Team project assignment #5: "Final Write-up: Interactive Prototype and User Testing" [[|link]] ( due Monday, May 14th at 2:00PM due Thursday, May 17th at 11:59PM )
 * 4) Team project assignment #6: "Final Presentations" [[|link]] ( due Wednesday, May 16th at 12:30PM and presented during finals slot )
 * 5) Team project assignment #7: "Final Video" [[|link]] ( due Wednesday, May 16th at 1:30PM
 * Class25 || Apr 25 || **Input and Interaction Techniques** ||
 * ==**Week15**== ||  ||   ||
 * Class26 || Apr 30 || **Information Visualization** ||
 * Class27 || May 2 || **Course Wrap-Up and How To Give a Talk** ||
 * ==**Week16**== ||  || ==**CHI Conference (May 5-10)**== ||
 * Class28 || May 7 || **Jon @ CHI Conference in Austin, TX** ||
 * ||  || Project groups meet to finalize project video, write-up and presentation ||
 * Class29 || May 9 || **Jon @ CHI Conference in Austin, TX** ||
 * || May 10 || Last Day of Classes for Spring2012 Semester ||
 * || May 11 || Reading Day ||
 * ==**Week17**== ||  ||   ||
 * Final Exam || May 16 || **Final Presentations** ||
 * ||  || Group presentations from 1:30-3:30PM ||
 * || May 10 || Last Day of Classes for Spring2012 Semester ||
 * || May 11 || Reading Day ||
 * ==**Week17**== ||  ||   ||
 * Final Exam || May 16 || **Final Presentations** ||
 * ||  || Group presentations from 1:30-3:30PM ||

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