6.831 User Interface Design and Implementation



MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Fall Semester, 2004


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L = Lecture
GR = Group project assignment
PS = Individual programming problem set
HW = Individual homework

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sep 6 (Labor Day)


Sep 7 (Reg Day)
Sep 8

L1: Usability

HW1 released
(hall of fame/shame)
GR0 released
(project proposals)
Sep 9

Sep 10

PS0 released
(Java Swing)
Sep 13

L2: User-Centered Design


readings due
Sep 14

Sep 15

L3: UI Software Architecture
 
readings due

HW1 due
Sep 16
Sep 17

PS0 due
PS1 released
(MVC)
Sep 20

L4: Human Capabilities

readings due
Sep 21
Sep 22

L5: Output Models

readings due

GR0 due
GR1 released
(task analysis)
Sep 23
Sep 24

PS1 due
PS2 released
(output models)
Sep 27

L6: Conceptual Models & Metaphors

optional reading
Sep 28
Sep 29

L7: Input Models

readings due

GR1 due
GR2 released
(design sketches)
Sep 30
Oct 1

PS2 due
PS3 released
(input models)

Oct 4

L8: Design Principles

readings due

Oct 5
Oct 6

L9: Paper Prototyping

readings due

GR2 due
GR3 released (paper prototype)
Oct 7
Oct 8 (Add Date)

Prototype building session (optional)
4-6 pm
32-G449

PS3 due
PS4 released
(rotation)
Oct 11 (Holiday)

No class

Oct 12
Oct 13

L10: Constraints & Layout


readings due


Oct 14

Prototype testing session (optional)
4-6 pm
32-G449

Oct 15

PS4 due
PS5 released
(automatic layout)

Oct 18

L11: Graphic Design

readings due
Oct 19
Oct 20

L12: Computer Prototyping


readings due

GR3 due
GR4 released (computer prototype)
Oct 21
Oct 22



Oct 25

Quiz 1
(covers L1-L9)
Oct 26
Oct 27

No class
Oct 28
Oct 29

PS5 due
PS6 released
(toolkit extension)
Nov 1

L13: Toolkits

readings due

Nov 2
Nov 3

L14: Heuristic Evaluation

readings due

GR4 due
HW2 released (heuristic evaluation)
Nov 4
Nov 5

PS6 due
Nov 8

L15: User Testing

readings due
Nov 9
Nov 10

L16: Experiment Design

readings due


HW2 due
GR5 released (implementation)
Nov 11 (Holiday)

Nov 12


Nov 15

L17: Experiment Analysis

no readings

Nov 16
Nov 17  (Drop Date)

L18: Research Topics: Predictive Evaluation

readings due


Nov 18
Nov 19
Nov 22

Quiz 2
covers L10-L18
Nov 23
Nov 24

L19: Research Topics: Information Visualization

readings due

Nov 25 (Thanksgiving)

Nov 26 (Thanksgiving)

Nov 29

L20: Research Topics: Pen-based UI

readings due

Nov 30
Dec 1

L21: Research Topics: Weird Modalities

readings due

GR5 due
GR6 released
(user testing)
Dec 2
Dec 3
Dec 6

L22: Research Topics: Zooming & Transparent UI

readings due
Dec 7
Dec 8

Demo Day
1-115
Dec 9
(Last day of classes)


GR6 due
Dec 10







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