Revised Schedule |
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week 1
1/29 |
introduction to user research, sample
usability test
lecture notes (user_research2003.ppt) |
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week 2
2/5 |
Topic: Identifying Requirements--Clients
Readings: BH ch 1-4; HR ch 2, informed
consent
Due: draft of field guide
lecture notes (contextual
interviews)
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week 3
2/12 |
Topic: Identifying Requirements--Users
Readings: BH ch 5,6; HR ch 3,4,9
Due: perform one interview, draft first stab at user profile,
task flow
lecture notes (making sense
of data)
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week 4
2/19 |
Topic: Capturing Data from Site Visits
Readings: BH 7, 9 (focus on affinity, task sequence); HR 10
Due: perform two more interviews, draft profiles & task flows |
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week 5
2/26 |
Topic: Analyzing and Communicating Research Results
Readings: BH ch 11; HR 11,12
In-class: sticky note session, collate findings
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week 6
3/4 |
Topic: Image collaging and cardsorting
Readings: see "cardsorting" under resources
In-class: image collaging exercise
Due: work flow, task flow, user profile (with user goals
and description of environment, culture, artifacts) |
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week 7
3/11 |
Topic: Cardsorting
Readings: Rubin ch 1-4
In-class: Cardsorting (bring 1 participant each)
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week 8
3/18 |
Topic: Cardsorting
Offsite: UMD Physics Lab
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week 9
3/25 |
Spring Break
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week 10
4/1 |
Topic: Conducting a Usability Test
Readings: R 1-5, S 6
Due: cardsorting results
Usability Testing
sample screener
sample test script
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week 11
4/8 |
Topic: Testing
Readings: R 6-9, S 8, 10
Due: test script, screener, recruit four test
participants, per group |
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week 12
4/15 |
Topic: Analyzing and Reporting Results
Readings: R 10, S 11
Due: usability testing
analyzing results |
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week 13
4/22 |
Topic: Quantitative Usability Testing
Readings: none
Due: draft usability report, highlights video |
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week 14
4/29 |
Topic: Making the business case for user research
and usability
Readings: HR ch 5; handout
making the business
case |
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week 15
5/6 |
Presentations (Reports and highlights due)
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Presentations |
