This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Readings are either slides or papers, as specified.
| Week | Date | Topic |
Reading |
Assignments |
| 1 | January 14 | Syllabus review, course requirements, terminology. | ||
| January 16 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | ||
| 2 | January 21 | UI Design -- Prof. Cole's take | Slides on eLearning | |
| January 23 | Design Rules | Slides | Assignment 1: Web site evaluation | |
| 3 | January 27 |
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 |
| January 29 | Cognitive Psychology | Slides on eLearning | ||
| 4 | February 4 | Computer Interfaces and history | Slides | |
| February 6 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Slides | Assignment 3: Evaluation of a user interface | |
| 5 | February 11 | Evaluation of User Interfaces | Slides | |
| February 13 | Cognitive Models | Slides | ||
| 6 | February 18 | Cognitive Models | Slides | Assignment 4: Multithreaded text search |
| February 20 | Exam Review | Slides | ||
| 7 | February 25 | Exam 1: Design, cognitive psychology, etc. | ||
| February 27 | Time requirements | DWM Chapter 12 | ||
| 8 | March 3 | Android Programming Overview Activities, overrides, widgets |
Slides | |
| March 5 | ScrollViews, Lists, Adapters | Slides | ||
| 9 | March 10 | Android Drawing | Slides | |
| March 12 | Android Touchscreen | Slides | ||
| 10 | March 17 | Spring Break | ||
| March 19 | Spring Break | |||
| 11 | March 24 | Android Sensors | Slides | |
| March 26 | Android multithreading with AsyncTask | Slides | ||
| 12 | March 31 | Exam Review | Slides | |
| April 2 | Exam 2: Time requirements, Android | Slides | ||
| 13 | April 7 | Themes and Styles, Android Material Design | Slides | |
| April 9 | Android Material Design | Slides | ||
| 14 | April 14 | Android Material Design | Slides | |
| April 16 | Android Material Design | Slides | ||
| 15 | April 21 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | |
| April 23 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | ||
| 16 | April 28 | Psychology of Design and Persuasion | Slides | |
| April 30 | Exam Review | |||
| 17 | May 5 | Exam 3: Material
Design; Psychology of Design. 8:38 AM. Location TBA |
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