Tentative Schedule

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Assignments and Labs

Sep 11,13,15

Classes begin

To prepare for labs: Select group partners

Sep 18, 20, 22

Labs begin

Lab: Ass 1-explained
To do: Ass 1-perform steps 1, 2 and 3

Sep 25, 27, 29

Lab: Ass 1-present example tasks and major requirements
To do: Ass 1-perform steps 4 and 5

Oct 2, 4, 6

Lab: present prototypes and walkthrough results
In lab: Ass 2 explained

Oct 9, 11, 13

Thanksgiving, no class

No lab, TAs grade this week
Due: Ass 1 Portfolio-Monday 4:30
To do: Ass 2-perform observations

Oct 16, 18, 20

Lab: Ass 2 discussion of observations

Oct 23, 25, 27

Mid-term exam

No lab, TAs grade this week
Due: Ass 2-Monday 4:30
To begin: Ass 3 redesign and screen snapshots

Oct 30 Nov 1, 3

In lab: Project introduction, coding tutorial
To begin: Ass 3 redesign and screen snapshots

Nov 6, 8, 10

In lab: more coding, design discussions...

Nov 13, 15, 17

Reading days, no class.

In lab: Present your Screen snapshots (special arrangements for Mon lab)
Due in lab: Ass 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots
To do: Ass 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation

Nov 20, 22, 24

No lab
To continue: Ass 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation

Nov 27, 29, Dec 1

Due Wed 4:30: Ass 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots,
heuristic evaluation, final discussion, email of project.
Demonstrations begin Nov 29.
No labs (times used for demonstrations)

Dec 4, 6, 8

Last day of class

Demonstratons continued as scheduled.
No labs (times used for demonstrations)

Dec 12- 21

Final exam somewhere in here