COSC 324 Calendar

week 1
8/31

Topic: introduction, Humans and Technology; effective library research
Due: Research topic

week 2
9/7

No class - Labor Day

week 3
9/14
 Topic: Cognitive artifacts, finding Information visually (lecture)
Readings: Norman Ch 1-2, Ware Ch 1-3
Due: list of annotated library sources in APA style (8 sources total, 5 peer reviewed)
week 4
9/21
 Topic: Humans thinking as groups
Readings: Norman Ch 5-6
Due: Draft of research paper with sources & citations
week 5
9/28
 Topic: Standards & heuristics, choose partners
Readings: (online)
Due: Research paper
week 6
10/5

Topic: Color, space perception, and locus of attention
Readings: Ware Ch 4-6 (lecture)
Due: Game selection for heuristic evaluation
week 7
10/12
 Topic: Designing for users with special needs
Quiz: Norman and Ware
week 8
10/19

Topic: In-class workshop
Due: draft of heuristic evaluation

week 9
10/26
 Topic: Effective Empirical Research, choose partners
Readings: Rubin Ch 1-2
(lecture)
Due: Heuristic Evaluation
week 10
11/2
 Topic: Effective moderating & interviewing
Readings: Rubin Ch 4-5
Due: test plan, participant profile
week 11
11/9
 Topic: Collecting & analyzing data (lecture)
Readings: Rubin Ch 9, 11
Due: first user test
week 12
11/16
 Topic: Affinity mapping & design changes (lecture)
Readings: Rubin Ch 12
Due: All user tests completed, in-class work on results
week 13
11/23
 no class - Thanksgiving
week 14
11/30
 Topic: Making the business case for usability testing
Readings: Rubin Ch 14
week 15
12/7
 Topic: Student presentations & reports
final exam
12/14
 Topic: Student presentations & reports