Basics of User Interface Design

Harvey Mudd College CS124a Spring 2011

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Course Content 

    Reading

    Investigations

Schedule

Key: I=Investigation
Click on the topic for that day's reading assignment
All lecuture notes are available on the course Sakai site
Date Topic Due
Introduction to UI Design
Mon Mar 7 Introduction to UI Design
Wed Mar 9 Norman's Design Principles I1
Users and Tasks 
Mon Mar 21 Knowing Your User...
Wed Mar 23 ...And Understanding What They Need
Mon Mar 28 No class
I2
Design and Evaluation
Wed Mar 30Evolutionary Design and Development (UCD)
Mon Apr 4 Storyboarding
Wed Apr 6 Prototyping I3
(due Fri)
Mon Apr 11 Evaluation
Mon Apr 11 Optional paper prototype session, 4-5pm (in the usual classroom)
Wed Apr 13 Paper Prototyping Testing I4a
Mon Apr 18 Moving to the ComputerI4b
Wed Apr 20Analytic Evaluation
"Non-Traditional" Interfaces
Mon Apr 25Natural InputRR1
Wed Apr 27Touch-based Interfaces (and wrap up)RR2, I5 (due Fri)