This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Readings are either slides or papers, as specified.
| Week | Date | Topic |
Reading |
Assignments |
| 1 | January 15 | Syllabus review, course requirements, terminology. | ||
| January 17 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | ||
| 2 | January 22 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | |
| January 24 | Design Rules | Slides | Assignment 1: Web site evaluation | |
| 3 | January 29 |
C# tutorial |
Slides and code | Assignment 2: Rebate form |
| January 31 |
Cognitive Psychology https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/human-computer-interaction-brief-intro |
Slides on eLearning | ||
| 4 | February 5 | Cognitive Psychology | Slides | |
| February 7 | Computer Interfaces and history | Assignment 3: Evaluation of a user interface | ||
| 5 | February 12 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Slides | |
| February 14 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Assignment 4: Read a paper | ||
| 6 | February 19 | Cognitive Models | Slides | |
| February 21 | Cognitive Models | Slides | ||
| 7 | February 26 | Exam Review | Assignment 5: Multithreaded text search | |
| February 28 | Exam 1: Design, cognitive psychology, etc. | |||
| 8 | March 5 | Time requirements | DWM Chapter 12 | |
| March 7 | Android Programming Overview Activities, overrides, widgets |
Slides | ||
| 9 | March 12 | Design for Mobile Applications | Slides | |
| March 14 | Android Drawing | |||
| 10 | March 19 | Spring Break -- No classes | ||
| March 21 | Spring Break -- No classes | Slides | ||
| 11 | March 26 | Android Sensors | Slides | |
| March 28 | Android Touchscreen | Slides | ||
| 12 | April 2 | Android multithreading with AsyncTask | Slides | |
| April 4 | Exam Review | Slides | ||
| 13 | April 9 | Exam 2: Time requirements, Android | Slides | |
| April 11 | Themes and Styles, Android Material Design | Slides | ||
| 14 | April 16 | Android Material Design | Slides | |
| April 18 | Android Material Design | Slides | ||
| 15 | April 23 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | |
| April 25 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | ||
| 16 | April 30 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | |
| May 2 | Exam Review | |||
| 17 | May 7 | Exam 3 in ECSN 2.112 from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM | ||