CMPT 873 (Fall 2002): Reading Schedule

CMPT 873 (Fall 2002): Reading Schedule
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Assigned readings are to be done before class on the given date.

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Readings with page numbers "(pp. xx-xx)" are from the text.

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Week Date Topic Readings (pages) Total pp. Given Due

Theme: Introduction

1 Wed.
Sep. 4 Introduction 0

Mon.
Sep. 9 Overview and intellectual history Introduction (pp. 1-2)
Historical and intellectual perspective (pp. 35-45)
Geney (8 pages)

21

2 Wed.
Sep. 11 CHI 2002 videos, discussion of historical and intellectual perspective 0 Lit-rev

Mon.
Sep. 16 Case study of system design Case Study B (pp. 49-51)
The Xerox Star (pp. 53-68)

19

Theme: Design

3 Wed.
Sep. 18 Design: The individual user Design and evaluation (pp. 73-89)

17

Mon.
Sep. 23 Class cancelled

4 Wed.
Sep. 25 Ethical treatment of human participants How to design usable systems (pp. 93-115)

23 Context Lit-rev

Mon.
Sep. 30 Design: The organizational context Considering work contexts in design (pp. 187-193)
Conducting and analyzing a contextual interview (pp. 241-252)

19

5 Wed.
Oct. 2 Contextual analysis Cooperative design (pp. 215-224)
Telephone operators as knowledge workers (8 pages)

18 Final

Mon.
Oct. 7 Evaluation Methodology matters (pp. 152-168)
Usability inspection methods (pp. 170-172)

20

6 Wed.
Oct. 9 Evaluation, part 2 0

Mon.
Oct. 14 Thanksgiving Day

7 Wed.
Oct. 16 Development tools Past, present, and future of user interface software tools (23 pages)

23 Learning Context

Theme: Interaction

Mon.
Oct. 21 Interaction styles and interaction techniques Interacting with computers (pp. 399-400)
A taxonomy and rule base for the selection of interaction styles (pp. 401-409)
Vision, graphic design, and visual display (pp. 411-419)

20

8 Wed.
Oct. 23 Tight coupling Visual information seeking (pp. 450-454)

5

Mon.
Oct. 28 Class cancelled

9 Wed.
Oct. 30 CPN 2000 The architecture and implementation of CPN2000 (10 pages)

10

Mon.
Nov. 4 Input methods Touch, gesture, and marking (pp. 469-479)
Movement time prediction in human-computer interfaces (pp. 483-492)

21

10 Wed.
Nov. 6 Nonvisual output Chunking and phrasing and the design of human-computer dialogues (pp. 494-498)
Speech, language, and audition (pp. 525-533)

14

Mon.
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day

11 Wed.
Nov. 13 Cognition and perception Human information processing (pp. 573-583)
User technology (pp. 587-601)

26 Learning

Theme: In-class exercises

Mon.
Nov. 18 Learning Modules 1 0 Discussion

12 Wed.
Nov. 20 Learning Modules 2 0

Mon.
Nov. 25 Learning Modules 3 0

13 Wed.
Nov. 27 Learning Modules 4 0 Discussion

Theme: Beyond the usability lab: Emotion and design

Mon.
Dec. 2 Aesthetics and design Emotion and design: attractive things work better (7 pages)
Looking and leaping (1 pages)
Touch me, hit me and I know how you feel: a design approach to emotionally rich interaction (5 pages)

13

1 Tue.
Dec. 3 Final presentations, WMX 3255 0 Final

Theme: Introduction
Week	Date	Topic	Readings (pages)	Total pp.	Given	Due
1	Wed. Sep. 4	Introduction		0
	Mon. Sep. 9	Overview and intellectual history	Introduction (pp. 1-2) Historical and intellectual perspective (pp. 35-45) Geney (8 pages)	21
2	Wed. Sep. 11	CHI 2002 videos, discussion of historical and intellectual perspective		0	Lit-rev
	Mon. Sep. 16	Case study of system design	Case Study B (pp. 49-51) The Xerox Star (pp. 53-68)	19
Theme: Design
3	Wed. Sep. 18	Design: The individual user	Design and evaluation (pp. 73-89)	17
	Mon. Sep. 23	Class cancelled
4	Wed. Sep. 25	Ethical treatment of human participants	How to design usable systems (pp. 93-115)	23	Context	Lit-rev
	Mon. Sep. 30	Design: The organizational context	Considering work contexts in design (pp. 187-193) Conducting and analyzing a contextual interview (pp. 241-252)	19
5	Wed. Oct. 2	Contextual analysis	Cooperative design (pp. 215-224) Telephone operators as knowledge workers (8 pages)	18	Final
	Mon. Oct. 7	Evaluation	Methodology matters (pp. 152-168) Usability inspection methods (pp. 170-172)	20
6	Wed. Oct. 9	Evaluation, part 2		0
	Mon. Oct. 14	Thanksgiving Day
7	Wed. Oct. 16	Development tools	Past, present, and future of user interface software tools (23 pages)	23	Learning	Context
Theme: Interaction
	Mon. Oct. 21	Interaction styles and interaction techniques	Interacting with computers (pp. 399-400) A taxonomy and rule base for the selection of interaction styles (pp. 401-409) Vision, graphic design, and visual display (pp. 411-419)	20
8	Wed. Oct. 23	Tight coupling	Visual information seeking (pp. 450-454)	5
	Mon. Oct. 28	Class cancelled
9	Wed. Oct. 30	CPN 2000	The architecture and implementation of CPN2000 (10 pages)	10
	Mon. Nov. 4	Input methods	Touch, gesture, and marking (pp. 469-479) Movement time prediction in human-computer interfaces (pp. 483-492)	21
10	Wed. Nov. 6	Nonvisual output	Chunking and phrasing and the design of human-computer dialogues (pp. 494-498) Speech, language, and audition (pp. 525-533)	14
	Mon. Nov. 11	Remembrance Day
11	Wed. Nov. 13	Cognition and perception	Human information processing (pp. 573-583) User technology (pp. 587-601)	26		Learning
Theme: In-class exercises
	Mon. Nov. 18	Learning Modules 1		0	Discussion
12	Wed. Nov. 20	Learning Modules 2		0
	Mon. Nov. 25	Learning Modules 3		0
13	Wed. Nov. 27	Learning Modules 4		0		Discussion
Theme: Beyond the usability lab: Emotion and design
	Mon. Dec. 2	Aesthetics and design	Emotion and design: attractive things work better (7 pages) Looking and leaping (1 pages) Touch me, hit me and I know how you feel: a design approach to emotionally rich interaction (5 pages)	13
1	Tue. Dec. 3	Final presentations, WMX 3255		0		Final