CS/PSYC 6750:
 Syllabus 
(Fall 2004, Section B)

Syllabus current as of September 14, 2004. Subject to change with needs of the class.

August | September | October | November | December

August 2004
Date(s) Lecture Reading Homework Due
8/17 Introduction,
History and Frameworks 		DFAB Ch 5-7  
8/19 Design of Everyday Things Norman  
8/24 Design of Everyday Things (cont.)    
8/26 UCD, Usability Principles DFAB Ch 1-4 CITI Training
8/31 Human Abilities DFAB Ch 14 P0

September 2004
Date(s) Lecture Reading Homework Due
9/2 Human Abilities (cont.)    
9/7 Task Analysis/Requirements Definition DFAB Ch 13, 15 H1
9/9 Intro to Evaluation DFAB Ch 9  
9/14 Intro to Evaluation (cont.)    
9/16 Predictive Motor, Cognitive Models DFAB Ch 12
CMN paper
Mackenzie paper		 P1 (due 9/19)
9/21 Descriptive Cognitive Models Nardi paper  
9/23 Interaction Design 1 DFAB Ch 14, 16 H2
9/28 Interaction Design 2    
9/30 Errors DFAB Ch 11  

October 2004
Date(s) Lecture Reading Homework Due
10/5 MIDTERM EXAM    
10/7 Project Poster Session   P2 (due 10/10)
10/12 Prototyping    
10/14 Interaction Styles: WIMP, Command Languages,
Interaction Styles: Direct Manipulation		 DFAB Ch 8  
10/19 FALL BREAK (NO CLASS)    
10/21 UI Software DFAB Ch 17  
10/26 Interaction Styles: Natural Language, Speech DFAB Ch 18  
10/28 Evaluation DFAB Ch 9  

November 2004
Date(s) Lecture Reading Homework Due
11/2 Evaluation, cont.    
11/4 Evaluation, cont.   P3 due
11/9 Interaction Styles: Pen/PDA DFAB Ch 10  
11/11 Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing DFAB Ch 20  
11/16 CSCW DFAB Ch 19  
11/18 Agents    
11/23 Information Visualization    
11/25 THANKSGIVING (NO CLASS)    
11/30 Project Presentations    

December 2004
Date(s) Lecture Reading Homework Due
12/2 Project Presentations, cont.   P4 due
TBA FINAL EXAM