Schedule

Week 1 (Sep 8 - 11)

Course overview
Course Overview Thur Sep 10th 2:30pm PDT

Week 2 (Sep 12 - 18)

What is usability and user experience design?
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Sep 15th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Sep 17th 2:30pm PDT
Usability 101: Introduction to Usability (7 minute read)
Introduction to User Experience Design (8 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 2 Wed Sep 16th 11:59pm PDT
Week 2 Review Quiz Fri Sep 18th 11:59pm PDT

Week 3 (Sep 19 - 25)

What is the practice of multi-device interaction design?
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Sep 22nd 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Sep 24th 2:30pm PDT
Interaction design: a guide for beginners (19 minute read)
Five HCI Laws for User Experience Design (4 minute read)
Touch Targets on Touchscreens (11 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 3 Wed Sep 23rd 11:59pm PDT
Week 3 Review Quiz Fri Sep 25th 11:59pm PDT

Week 4 (Sep 26 - Oct 2)

How to plan, conduct, and summarize usability tests?
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Sep 29th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Tue Oct 1st 2:30pm PDT
An essential guide to Usability Testing (14 minute read)
Write Better Qualitative Usability Tasks: Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid (10 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 4 Wed Sep 30th 11:59pm PDT
Week 4 Review Quiz Fri Oct 2nd 11:59pm PDT

Week 5 (Oct 3 - 9)

How to conduct a user interface inspection?
Individual Heuristic Inspection Assignment Mon Oct 26th 11:59pm PDT
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Oct 6th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Oct 8th 2:30pm PDT
Assessing usability with Cognitive Walkthrough (14 minute read)
Heuristic Analysis for UX – How to Run a Usability Evaluation (13 minute read)
Severity Ratings for Usability Problems (5 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 5 Wed Oct 7th 11:59pm PDT
Week 5 Review Quiz Fri Oct 9th 11:59pm PDT

Week 6 (Oct 10 - 16)

Special topic - heuristic evaluations
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Oct 13th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Oct 15th 2:30pm PDT
Design Heuristics Lecture with Scott Klemmer, a Video Playlist (35 minutes in total)
One-minute Summaries for Week 6 Wed Oct 14th 11:59pm PDT
No weekly review quiz

Week 7 (Oct 17 - 23)

How to explore and describe possible design solutions?
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Oct 20th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Oct 22nd 2:30pm PDT
Prototyping 101: The Difference between Low-Fidelity and High-Fidelity Prototypes and When to Use Each | Adobe Blog (11 minute read)
Chapter 2: Getting to Know Users and Their Tasks (22 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 7 Mon Oct 26th 11:59pm PDT
Week 7 Review Quiz Fri Oct 23rd 11:59pm PDT

Week 8 (Oct 24 - 30)

How to understand and communicate people's needs and behaviors?
Group Design Scenarios and Storyboard Mockups Mon Nov 16th 11:59pm PDT
Team Member Evaluation Tue Nov 17th 11:59pm PDT
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Oct 27th 2:30pm PDT
Review and Discussion Thur Oct 29th 2:30pm PDT
A guide to top UX Research methods (8 minute read)
Job Stories Offer a Viable Alternative to User Stories (10 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 8 Wed Oct 28th 11:59pm PDT
Week 8 Review Quiz Fri Oct 30th 11:59pm PDT

Week 9 (Oct 31 - Nov 6)

How to bridge the gap between the problem space and design space?
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Nov 3rd 2:30pm PST
Review and Discussion Thur Nov 5th 2:30pm PST
Leveraging Mental Models in UX Design (15 minute read)
Don Norman’s Principles of Interaction Design (8 minute read)
Not Just Pretty: Building Emotion Into Your Websites (15 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 9 Wed Nov 4th 11:59pm PST
Week 9 Review Quiz Fri Nov 6th 11:59pm PST

Week 10 (Nov 7 - 13)

Instructor design scenarios and storyboard mockups meetings
Online instructor meetings (15 mins.), no regularly scheduled Blackboard Collaborate sessions
How to Give and Receive Criticism (suggested reading, not required)
No weekly review quiz

Week 11 (Nov 14 - 20)

What are the essentials of visual interface design?
Group Interactive Prototype Fri Dec 4th 11:59pm PST
Team Member Evaluation Mon Dec 7th 11:59pm PST
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Nov 17th 2:30pm PST
Review and Discussion Thur Nov 19th 2:30pm PST
How to Use C.R.A.P. Design Principles For Better UX? (8 minute read)
Guide for designing better mobile apps typography (8 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 11 Wed Nov 18th 11:59pm PST
Week 11 Review Quiz Fri Nov 20th 11:59pm PST

Week 12 (Nov 21 - 27)

Special topic - visual interface design
Mini-lectures and Activities Tue Nov 24th 2:30pm PST
10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design (8 minutes)
Accessibility for Visual Design (9 minute read)
One-minute Summaries for Week 12 Wed Nov 25th 11:59pm PST
No weekly review quiz

Instructor interactive prototype meetings
Online instructor meetings (15 mins.), no regularly scheduled Thur Nov 26th Blackboard Collaborate session

Week 13 (Nov 28 - Dec 4)

Instructor interactive prototype meetings and course wrap-up
Online instructor meetings (15 mins.), no regularly scheduled Tue Dec 1st Blackboard Collaborate session

Course Wrap-up Thur Dec 3rd 2:30pm PST
No weekly review quiz

Week 14 (Dec 5 - 8)

Team Member Evaluation Mon Dec 7th 11:59pm PST
Zoom Open Office Hours Tue Dec 8th 2:30pm PST

Final Exam

Online Final Exam Wed Dec 9th 12:00pm PST