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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Fall Semester, 2003


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Course Calendar

L = Lecture
GR = Group project assignment
PS = Individual problem set
Q = Quiz

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sept 1
Sept 2
Registration Day
Sept 3
L1: Introduction to Usability

PS1 released (UI hall of fame & shame)
GR0 released (project proposal)
Sept 4

Sept 5
Sept 8
L2: Design Process

2 readings due
Sept 9
Sept 10
L3: Human Capabilities

2 readings due
PS1 due
GR0 due
GR1 released (task analysis)
Sept 11
Sept 12
Sept 15
L4: Models & Metaphors

2 readings due
Sept 16
Sept 17
L5: Heuristic Evaluation

2 readings due
GR1 due
PS2 released (heuristic evaluation)
Sept 18
Sept 19
Sept 22
Holiday (no class)
Sept 23
Sept 24
L6: Paper Prototyping

3 readings due
PS2 due
GR2 released (low-fidelity prototype)
Sept 25
Sept 26
Sept 29
L7: Graphic Design

optional reading
Sept 30
Oct 1
Prototype Testing

special location:
NE43-518

GR3 released (computer prototype)
Oct 2
Oct 3


GR2 due at 12 noon
Oct 6
L8: Computer Prototyping

Oct 7
Oct 8
Quiz 1

in class, 4-159
Oct 9
Oct 10
Oct 13
Holiday (no class)
Oct 14
Oct 15
L9: UI Software Architecture

3 readings due

GR3 due at 12:30 pm
PS3 released (heuristic evaluation)
Oct 16
Oct 17
Oct 20
L10: Input & Output

3 readings due
Oct 21
Oct 22
L11: Toolkits

PS3 due
PS4 released (toolkits)
Oct 23
Oct 24
Oct 27
L12: User Testing

3 readings due
Oct 28
Oct 29
L13: Controlled Experiments

PS4 due
PS5 released (human subjects training)
GR4 released (implementation)
Oct 30
Oct 31
Nov 3
L14: Research Topics: sketching interfaces

Guest lecture by Prof. Randy Davis

2 readings due
Nov 4
Nov 5
L15: Research Topics: computer-supported cooperative work

Guest lecture by Jaime Teevan

2 readings due

PS5 due
GR4 plan due
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 10
Holiday (no class)
Nov 11
Nov 12
Quiz 2

in class, 4-159
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 17
L16: Research Topics: UIST 2003 trip report

2 readings due
Nov 18
Nov 19
L17: Research Topics: constraints & automatic UI generation

2 readings due

GR4 demos start
GR5 released (user testing)
Nov 20
Nov 21
Nov 24
L18: Research Topics:
programming by example

2 readings due
Nov 25
Nov 26
No class
Nov 27
Nov 28
Dec 1
L19: Research Topics:
zooming & transparent UIs

2 readings due
Dec 2
Dec 3
L20: Research Topics:
information visualization

2 readings due
Dec 4
Dec 5
Dec 8
L21: Research Topics:
context awareness & peripheral displays

2 readings due

Dec 9
Dec 10
Project Demos

special location:
NE43-941

GR5 due
Dec 11
Dec 12







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