This is a tentative schedule and changes will likely occur. Slides/notes will be posted after each class.
In general, we will not use x-hours for new course content but we highly encourage project teams to use this allocated time to work together on weekly project-related deliverables.
Week
Topics / Schedule
Assignments
Week 1
Mar 27 - 31
Mon: Intro. to HCI (slides)
Wed: Design Process (slides)
Fri: Studio: Intro to Project & Project Team (slides)
Supplemental:
ABC News, 60 Minutes, IDEO Design Thinking, Jan. 2013 (13 mins)
TED Talk: Transforming Healthcare for Children, Doug Dietz (20 mins)
Tom Kelley, The Perfect Brainstorm, Excerpt from The Art of Innovation
Week 2
Apr 3 - 7
Mon: Team Expectations & Needfinding (slides)
Wed: User Research I (slides)
Fri: Studio (slides)
Groups 2, 6, 7, & 10 present on P1
Supplemental:
TED Talk: The Design Thinking Journey by Doug Dietz (18 mins)
Tips for Working Successfully in a Group by Randy Pausch
Early Customer Research by Tom Eisenmann, Havard Business School
Week 3
Apr 10 - 14
Mon: User Research II (Slides)
Wed: *Project Time*
Fri: Ideation + Studio (slides)
Groups 1, 9 & 13 present on P2 (6 - 7 mins each)
Supplemental:
TED Talk: Design is in the Details, Paul Bennett (14 mins)
"How to Survive a Critique: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Feedback" by Karen Cheng
The 7 Keys to Creative Collaboration by John Spencer
Ch 1, 2 & 3 from Contextual Design by Holtzblatt & Beyer
Week 5
Apr 24 - 28
Mon: Basics of UI/UX design (slides)
Wed: Accessibility & Inclusive Design (slides)
Guest Speaker: Prof. Robin Brewer
Fri: Studio
Project Time + Getting feedback from TA Shepherds
Supplemental:
Adobe Illustrator (cheatsheet, video)
Week 6
May 1 - 5
Mon: In-class React Native Tutorial
Alternative: Flutter version
Wed: *Flexible Learning*
Topic I: Task Analysis (watch videos: ~25mins)
Topic II: Figma Prototyping & Plug-ins (watch video: ~25 mins)
TAs will be available in class for consultation
Fri: Studio
Groups 8 & 12 present P4 (10 mins to share, 5 mins for Q&A)
Focus on presenting the problem space & your solution via a walkthrough of your interactive prototype
Note: We will maintain a strict time limit!
Project time with your teams (30 mins)
Supplemental:
Visual, Perceptual, & Cognitive Factors in Human Computer Interaction Design & Use, by Larry Fenningkoh
Week 7
May 8 - 12
Mon: Interface Evaluation (slides)
Wed: Heuristic Evaluation (evaluator assignment)
Work on A3 in class (A3 template)
Fri: Studio
Read/Watch:
How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation by Jakob Nielson
Week 8
May 15 - 19
Mon: More to HCI - A Research Perspective (slides)
Paper 1: XAIR: A Framework of Explainable AI in Augmented Reality, CHI 2023
Paper 2: Learning to Navigate Health Taboos through Online Safe Spaces, CHI 2023
Wed: More to HCI - An Industry Perspective (class via zoom)
Guest: Deana Anglin, PhD (CEO & Co-Founder @ Talawi.ai | Former UX Researcher & Manager @ Google
Guest: Olufisayo Babalola (MEM'20), Product Manager @ YouTube
Fri: Studio
Supplemental:
How to Speak by Patrick Winston
P6 out - Instructions for Final Presentations
P5 check in 5/19
Week 9
May 22 - 26
Mon: **Project presentations**
Groups 3, 7, 4, & 9
Wed: **Project presentations**
Groups 8, 12, 5, & 6
Fri: **Project presentations**
Groups 13, 1, 2, & 10
For Students in CS67/267: Peer Assessment Form
Teaching Team/Guests: Assessment Form
Project poster for Technigala (due 5/23)
P5 due 5/26
Week 10
May 29 - 31
Mon: **Memorial Day (no class)**
Wed: **TechniGala**
Please arrive in ECSC atrium at *5:45pm* to set up poster
Create your project poster on this Figma file using the template provided under CS 67 (please complete by 5/23)
If you have any questions, please ask via our slack channel
Project Team Final Evaluation (due 6/2 at 10pm ET)
Thank you for being a part of this course!