This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Readings are either slides or papers, as specified.
| Week | Date | Topic |
Reading |
Assignments |
| 1 | Jan 19 | Syllabus review, course requirements, terminology. | ||
| Jan 21 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | ||
| 2 | Jan 26 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | |
| Jan 28 | Design Rules | Slides | Assignment 1: Web site evaluation | |
| 3 | Feb 2 |
C# tutorial Cognitive Psychology https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/human-computer-interaction-brief-intro |
Slides and code | Assignment 2: Rebate form |
| Feb 4 | Cognitive Psychology | Slides on eLearning | ||
| 4 | Feb 9 | Computer Interfaces and history | Slides | |
| Feb 11 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Slides | Assignment 3: Evaluation of a user interface | |
| 5 | Feb 16 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Slides | |
| Feb 18 | Cognitive Models | Slides | ||
| 6 | Feb 23 | Cognitive Models | Slides | Assignment 4: Multithreaded text search |
| Feb 25 | Exam Review | Slides | ||
| 7 | Mar 2 | Exam 1: Design, cognitive psychology, etc. | ||
| Mar 4 | Time requirements | DWM Chapter 12 | ||
| 8 | Mar 9 | Slides | ||
| Mar 11 | Slides | |||
| 9 | Mar 16 | Spring Break | Slides | |
| Mar 18 | Spring Break | Slides | ||
| 10 | Mar 23 | Slides | ||
| Mar 25 | Android Programming Overview Activities, overrides, widgets |
Slides | ||
| 11 | Mar 30 | ScrollViews, Lists, Adapters | Slides | |
| Apr 1 | Android Drawing | Slides | ||
| 12 | Apr 6 | Android Touchscreen; Android Sensors | Slides | |
| Apr 8 | Android multithreading with AsyncTask | Slides | ||
| 13 | Apr 13 | Exam Review | Slides | |
| Apr 15 | Exam 2: Time requirements, Android | Slides | ||
| 14 | Apr 20 | Themes and Styles, Android Material Design | Slides | |
| Apr 22 | Android Material Design | Slides | ||
| 15 | Apr 27 | Android Material Design | Slides | |
| Apr 29 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | |||
| 16 | May 4 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | ||
| May 6 | Exam Review | |||
| May 11 | Exam 3: Material Design; Psychology of Design. Online in eLearning, open from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. You must start it between these times. |