Schedule
| Dates | Tuesday | Thursday | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 10 | What is usability? And why do I care? The language of usability |
What a study looks like: IBM Olympic paper; User-centered design; Task analysis |
Norman, Chapter 1 Olympic Kiosk paper |
| Jan 15, 17 | Discount usability: User analysis Task analysis |
Discount usability: Prototyping Think-aloud technique |
Norman, Chapter 2 Sharp, Chapter 6 |
| Jan 22, 24 | Writing up a usability study; high-fidelity prototypes |
high-fidelity prototypes Project 1 paper & orals due |
Norman, Chapters 3-4 |
| Jan 29, 31 | Evaluation: protocols, pilot studies, GOMS analysis coding |
between-subjects vs. within-subjects design; human physiology |
Sharp, Chapter 7 |
| Feb 5, 7 | Experiment design & validity threats Guest Lecturer: George Bizer, Psych |
Project 2 paper & orals due |
Sharp, Chapter 8 |
| Feb 12, 14 | The motor processor Fitts' Law |
More on experiment design: more threats, blocking |
Sharp, Chapter 8 (cont.) |
| Feb 19, 21 | More on statistics | Users and ethics | Norman, Chapter 5 |
| Feb 26, 28 | Project 3 paper & orals due |
Heuristics | Norman, Chapters 6-7 |
| Mar 4, 6 | Heuristics | Project 4 experiment design presentations |
Paper: Why Phishing Works |
| Mar 11, 13 | Graphic design | Discuss Why Phishing Works paper; wrap up |
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| Exam Week | Final presentations: Mon, Mar 17, at 1pm | ||