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week 1
9/2 |
introduction |
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week 2
9/9 |
Topic: Humans and Technology
Readings: Norman Ch 1-4 (lecture)
Due: find and discuss an example of a human-centered and a non-human-centered
interface
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week 3
9/16 |
Topic: Multimedia instruction and learning
Readings: Mayer Ch 1-4, 8 (lecture)
Due: response paper
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week 4
9/23 |
Topic: Processing information
Readings: Carroll Ch 4,6 (lecture)
Due: (response paper canceled)
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week 5
9/30 |
Topic: Finding information
Readings: Carroll Ch 7, handout (lecture)
Due: response paper
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week 6
10/7 |
Topic: Visual perception and interface design, gestalt
principles
Readings: Carroll Ch 2; Mullet and Sano Ch 4 (handout) (lecture)
Due: response paper
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week 7
10/14 |
Topic: Space perception and locus of attention
Readings: Ware Ch 5,6
Due: response paper
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week 8
10/21 |
Topic: Motor functions
Readings: Carroll Ch 3, Shneiderman handout (Fitt's
law) (quiz)
Due: response paper
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week 9
10/28 |
Topic: Special populations
Readings: Druin Ch 3,6; handouts
Due: three revised response papers for posting to course website
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week 10
11/4 |
Topic: Distributed cognition
Readings: Carroll Ch 8; Norman Ch 6 (dist.
cog.) (contextual)
Due: response paper
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week 11
11/11 |
Topic: Activity theory, interactive learning
Readings: Carroll Ch 11, review Mayer
Due: response paper
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week 12
11/18 |
Topic: Work analysis (or language and interactive
learning)
Readings: Carroll Ch 9,13
Due: annotated bibliography |
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week 13
11/25 |
no class |
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week 14
12/2 |
Topic: Pleasure and cognition (lecture)
Readings: Norman handout, Norman Ch 5,8 |
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week 15
12/9 |
Topic: Research Project Presentations |
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final exam
12/16 |
Topic: Research Project Presentations |
