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Calendar

The calendar below provides information for the lecture (L) sessions for the course.

WEEK # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 L1: Usability Problem Set 0 Out

Homework 1 Out

Group Project 0 Out
2 L2: User-Centered Design

L3: UI Software Architecture		 Problem Set 0 Due

Problem Set 1 Out

Homework 1 Due
3 L4: Human Capabilities

L5: Output Models		 Problem Set 1 Due

Problem Set 2 Out

Group Project 0 Due

Group Project 1 Out
4 L6: Conceptual Models and Metaphors

L7: Input Models		 Problem Set 2 Due

Problem Set 3 Out

Group Project 1 Due

Group Project 2 Out
5 L8: Design Principles

L9: Paper Prototyping		 Problem Set 3 Due

Problem Set 4 Out

Group Project 2 Due

Group Project 3 Out
6 L10: Constraints and Layout Problem Set 4 Due

Problem Set 5 Out
7 L11: Graphic Design

L12: Computer Prototyping		 Group Project 3 Due

Group Project 4 Out
8 Quiz 1 Problem Set 5 Due

Problem Set 6 Out
9 L13: Toolkits

L14: Heuristic Evaluation		 Problem Set 6 Due

Group Project 4 Due

Homework 2 Out
10 L15: User Testing

L16: Experiment Design		 Homework 2 Due

Group Project 5 Out
11 L17: Experiment Analysis

L18: Research Topics: Predictive Evaluation		  
12 L19: Research Topics: Information Visualization

Quiz 2		  
13 L20: Research Topics: Pen-based UI

L21: Research Topics: Weird Modalities		 Group Project 5 Due

Group Project 6 Out
14 L22: Research Topics: Zooming and Transparent UI

Demonstration Day		 Group Project 6 Due