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Week 0 |
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Thu 08/25 |
Welcome (Half-day schedule) |
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Fri 08/26 |
No class (Tuesday schedule) |
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Week 1 |
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Mon 08/29 |
Intro to User-Centered Design |
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S1 |
A1 |
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Wed 08/31 |
You are not your user |
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S2 |
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Lab: Users in the wild |
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S3 |
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Fri 09/02 |
Technology Skills & "Digital Natives" |
Case Study: Google Buzz |
S4 |
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Prensky, 2001 |
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Bennett, 2008 |
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Hargittai, 2010 |
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Week 2 |
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Mon 09/05 |
Digital Natives Continued |
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S5 |
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Wed 09/07 |
Interviewing Users |
Wilson, 2013 |
S6 |
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Lab: Need Finding & Brainstorm project ideas |
Need Finding |
S7 |
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Fri 09/09 |
No Class (MES away) |
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A2 |
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Optional: TripAdvisor talk @ Hamilton College |
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Week 3 |
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Mon 09/12 |
Needs and Inspiration |
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S8 |
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Wed 09/14 |
Initial Project Pitches |
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S9 |
A3 |
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Lab: Project Team Speed Dating |
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S10 |
A4 |
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Fri 09/16 |
What to Design? |
Everyday Things: Ch.1 |
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T1 |
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Everyday Things: Ch.6 |
S11 |
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Week 4 |
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Mon 09/19 |
Contextual Inquiry |
The UX Book: Ch 3 |
S12 |
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Wed 09/21 |
Contextual Analysis |
The UX Book: Ch 4 |
S13 |
T2 |
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Lab: Affinity Diagramming |
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S14 |
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Fri 09/23 |
Personas (or not) |
About Face: Ch 3 |
S15 |
PR2 |
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Optional: additional readings |
Peterson, 2016 |
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Turner & Turner, 2011 |
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Week 5 |
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Mon 09/26 |
Extracting Requirements |
The UX Book: Ch 5 |
S16 |
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Wed 09/28 |
Constructing Models |
The UX Book: Ch 6 |
S17 |
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Lab: Requirements & Models |
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S18 |
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Fri 09/30 |
Accessibility (Guest: Erin Brady) |
Accessibility in UCD |
S19 |
G1 |
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Week 6 |
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Mon 10/03 |
Guest: Yu Chen |
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S20 |
G2 |
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Optional: Yu Chen's Talk (4:15 in Ho 101) |
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Wed 10/05 |
Card Sorting |
Understanding: Ch 11 |
S21 |
T3 |
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Lab: Models & Card Sorting |
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S22 |
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Fri 10/07 |
Critique T3, Ideation, & Sketching |
The UX Book: Ch 7 |
S23 |
PR3 |
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Week 7 |
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Mon 10/10 |
No Class (Mid-Term Break) |
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Wed 10/12 |
Sketching Continued |
Smashing: Ch 16 |
S24 |
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Lab: Sketching & Wireframes |
Smashing: Ch 17 |
S25 |
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Fri 10/14 |
Intro to Prototyping |
Smashing: Ch 18 |
S26 |
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Sun 10/16 |
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T4 |
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Week 8 |
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Mon 10/17 |
Paper Prototypes Mini-Lab |
Prototyping: Ch 1 |
S27 |
PR4 |
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Prototyping: Ch 4 |
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Wed 10/19 |
Moodle: Models & Conceptual Design |
Everyday Things: Ch 3 |
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The UX Book: Ch 8 |
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Lab: Team Work Session |
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Fri 10/21 |
Moodle: Patterns & Metaphors |
About Face: Ch 7 |
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About Face: Ch 13 |
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Sun 10/22 |
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T5 |
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Week 9 |
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Mon 10/24 |
User Research |
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S31 |
PR5 |
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Wed 10/26 |
Lecture Canceled |
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Lab: Think-Aloud Protocol |
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S33 |
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Fri 10/28 |
UX in Industry (Guest: Diana Kusunoki) |
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G3 |
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Week 10 |
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Mon 10/31 |
Surveys & Analytics |
Understanding: Ch 10 |
S35 |
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Wed 11/02 |
Hi-Fi Prototyping |
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S36 |
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Lab: Hi-Fi Prototyping |
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Thu 11/03 |
Beyond Colgate trip to Google NYC! |
Design Thinking |
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Fri 11/04 |
Beyond Colgate trip to Google NYC! |
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Sun 11/6 |
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T6 |
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Week 11 |
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Mon 11/07 |
Designing for Non-Users (Guest: Robin Brewer) |
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G4, PR6 |
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Optional Reading: |
Brewer, 2016 |
S38 |
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Wed 11/09 |
Legal & Ethical Concerns |
ACM Code of Ethics |
S39 |
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Optional Reading: |
Suing the Government |
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Lab: Designing for Support (Guest: Casey Fiesler ) |
Copyright, ToS |
S40 |
G5 |
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Fri 11/11 |
Moodle: UCD + Software Development |
Beyer, 2010 |
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Littman, 2016 |
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Case studies (see Moodle) |
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Week 12 |
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Mon 11/14 |
Lecture Canceled |
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A5 |
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Wed 11/16 |
Designing Social Applications |
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S43 |
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Lab: A5 Demo + Critique (Guest: Alexa Herasimchuk) |
Design Critique |
S44 |
G6 |
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Fri 11/18 |
Designing for Sensitive Populations |
Abuse Survivors |
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G7 |
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(Guests: Nazanin Andalibi & Oliver Haimson) |
Tinder Trans Users |
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G8 |
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Week 13 |
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Mon 11/21 |
No Class (Thanksgiving Break) |
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Wed 11/23 |
No Class (Thanksgiving Break) |
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Fri 11/25 |
No Class (Thanksgiving Break) |
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Week 14 |
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Mon 11/28 |
Usability Heuristics |
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S46 |
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Wed 11/30 |
Visual Design |
About Face: Ch 17 |
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T7 |
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Lab: Usability Testing (Guest: Robera Geleta '14) |
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G9 |
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Fri 12/02 |
User Experience |
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S49 |
PR7 |
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Week 15 |
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Mon 12/05 |
Games & Gamification |
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Wed 12/07 |
New Interaction Techniques |
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T9 |
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Lab: Final Team Presentations |
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T8 |
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Fri 12/09 |
Design for America (Guest: Michelle Baverman) |
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G10, PR8/9 |
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Finals Week |
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Mon 12/12 |
9–11am Final Exam Slot |
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A6 |