| Syllabus | Schedule | Project | Evaluation Checklist | Handouts | My home page |
| Week | Date | Topic | Readings | Project | Evals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handouts | Due Dates | ||||
| 1 | 1/24 | Introduction and Background | Class admin
Responsibilities S-Ch. 1 $300,000,000 button Doonesbury | 1a: Checkout | |
| 2 | 1/31 | Theory, Psychology
Analytical Thinking | S-Ch. 2.1-2.3.5
C-Ch. 1, 3 Thinking Don't Make Me Think The book | Project assigned | 1a due
1b: Cell phone |
| 3 | 2/7 | Mental Models
Menus, Screens, & Form Fill | C-Ch. 2
S-Ch. 6, 11.4 Menus Apple's Flatland | Statement of Intent due | 1b due |
| 4 | 2/14 | Command Languages and Error Messages | S-Ch. 7, 11.2
C-Ch. 25 CLs Error Msgs thedailywtf.com | User Profile due | 2a: TV Guide
2b: GMU SIS |
| 5 | 2/21 | HyperText Theory
Review | Hyper
Web Site Design Nielsen on frames W3C's validator | Interface Goals due | 2a due |
| 6 | 2/28 | Graphical User Interfaces | C-Ch. 9-12
Flow in Firefox | Technology Demo due
Deploying servlets | 2b due
3a: Drawing tool |
| 7 | 3/7 | Midterm Exam | |||
| 3/14 | Spring Break - no class | ||||
| 8x | 3/21 | Instructor out of town. Work on project. | |||
| 9 | 3/28 | Graphical User Interfaces
Guest: Andrew Nguyen, TST | S-Ch. 5
C-Ch. 13-14 Firefox Transient Icon Design | Screen Designs due | 3a due
3b: Music player |
| 10 | 4/4 | Graphical User Interfaces
Colors Interaction Details | Color
Rich Franzen's color wheel C-Ch. 15-17 drag-n-drop | 3b due
4a: Email | |
| 11 | 4/11 | Graphical User Interfaces
Data Entry | C-Ch. 18-19 | Projects due: Demos | 4a due
4b: Travel site |
| 12 | 4/18 |
Controls
| C-Ch. 20-24 | 4b due
5: eRepublik game | |
| 13 | 4/25 | Usability Engineering
International | S-Ch. 4, Nielsen
Usab Eng Web UI articles International Games | Projects due: Non-demo | 5 due |
| 14 | 5/2 | Project Demos
Wrapup & review | Final review | ||
| 5/9 | Reading Day | Per GMU policy, late projects CANNOT be submitted on or after the reading day. | |||
| 15 | 5/16 | FINAL EXAM | 4:30 - 7:15 | ||
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