Instructor: Tonya Browning

Fall Semester 2001

Wed. 6-9 PM, FAC 9

Last updated: 12.5.01

Complete syllabus (older version)

Date	Content	Assignment
8.29	Brief lecture Introductions Syllabus & policy statements join class email list (tlc311-browning@lists.cwrl.utexas.edu)	On-line “There’s No Such Thing as Information Design” http://www.jefraskin.com/forjef2/jefweb-compiled/published/no_info_design.html Jakob Nielsen's http://www.useit.com/ Alan Cooper excerpt http://www.devx.com/upload/free/features/vbpj/1999/06jun99/ac0699/ac0699.asp
9.5	Design Lecture Visio Example First UI assignment	Humane Interface (Ch 1 & 2) On-line readings Tog's First Principles: http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html Writing as Design, Design as Writing by Don Norman Optional reading: An article on font readability, "HTML Email: Text Font Readability Study" First UI assignment
9.12	Turn in assignment On-line discussion of reading	Humane Interface (Ch 3) On-line readings Raskin's Canon Cat: http://www.archaic-apples.com/cat/canon.html Holes in the Histories by Jef Raskin "I Can't Stop Thinking" by Scott McCloud (Just read the first four) Optional reading: A Nielsen article on heuristics, "Heuristic Evaluation" Assignment #2
9.19	Canon Cat Storyboarding and Scott McCloud On-line example of web site storyboarding process Discussion of mid-term project Discussion about readings using mirc Heuristic exercise	GUI Bloopers (Ch 1 & 2) On-line readings Descriptions of UI experts in The Church of Usability Legal Readings Description of Gray Cary Description of Corporation and Securities Section Business Plan and tutorial (bring printout of tutorial worksheet to class) Optional reading: Storyboard Example Another example of Storyboarding -- course is also offered Assignment #3
9.26	Turn in assignment So you want to IPO? Legal issues for high tech Guest lecturer, Ronnetta Fagan Last week's discussion is posted.	GUI Bloopers (Ch 3) On-line readings (none this week, make sure you get your hard copy reading done and catch up if you fell behind last week) Optional reading: Brief description of task scenarios http://www.designtech.com/websites4.html http://www.usability.serco.com/trump/methods/recommended/scenarios.htm Comparison of usability evaluation methods http://www.userdesign.com/docs/uem_compare.html Assignment #4
10.3	Review of Readings Security Issues Discussion of mid-term project; log in to Timesheet 4.5 Create Task Scenarios for users of Journyx Evaluation of UI using Johnson's rules	GUI Bloopers (Ch 4) Humane Interface (Ch 4) On-line readings Check out the defcon organization. The book list is particularly good. Hackers Face Life Imprisonment Under New Act Proposed The Blind Leading the Blind From Bruce Sterling's book The Hacker Crackdown A Brief History of Telephony Hacking and Phreaking The View from Under the Floorboards The U.S. Secret Service Computers, Freedom and Privacy Afterword Optional links from our guest speaker: http://www.cryptome.org - Computer security, cryptography, intelligence issues. http://www.securityfocus.com - Computer security news http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-multi-media-archives.html - Blackhat speeches (security conference) http://www.thiemeworks.com/ - Technology and Spirituality http://www.counterpane.com/ - Read the Cryptograms from the 'library' section http://www.securitynewsportal.com/ - another security news portal http://www.theregister.co.uk - satirical spin on computer security news and computer news http://www.cultdeadcow.com/ - Oldest humor hacker text group (makers of Back Orifice 2000) http://www.astalavista.com/ - underground search site http://www.rootkit.com/ - Malicious code repository http://www-public.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de/~ritterd/wargames/manifest.htm - a famous hackers manifesto (by the mentor) http://www.goons.org/daddict - His OLD (7 years or so) website, mostly material written in his teens http://www.eff.org - Home page for the Electronic Frontier Foundation mentioned by Sterling.
10.10	Guest Lecturer, Dead Addict Group work	Assignment #5 Humane Interface (Ch 5) On-line readings Books of interest (summaries) Optional reading: Marketing Links are the bottom of the page
10.17	Marketing discussion by guest speaker, David Schlosser Mid-term project due 10.31 Evaluate Task Scenarios for users of Journyx, compile a list (see example here) for your company and place on-line. Work on group pages. Here's an on-line example from another student group. Requirements for your group site are posted in the assignments section.	GUI Bloopers (Ch 5) On-line readings Summation of using task scenarios From NECTAR, examples of Scenario building Testing scenarios Brief task scenario description Another example of a brief usability study
10.24	Discussion of Readings Group work	GUI Bloopers (Ch 6) Complete your survey Log into Survey site (IE is best but NS works) Create your own user name Use password I will give you Complete survey for use in overall group analysis Work on your projects
10.31	Group Presentations All mid-term material due to me On-line evaluation due by Mon, Nov. 5 Final project assigned	Humane Interface (Ch 6) GUI Bloopers (Ch 7) On-line readings Experience Modeling (despite being Sapient related) Optional reading: Exercises in Style (I highly recommend you take a look at this visual exercise)
11.7	Discussion of Readings (catch up!) Final project discussion Goals for tonight's class: Choose or brainstorm the UI for your final project Mail class list your topic in a short paragraph and address the following: Name of software to be designed or revamped Type of application Format of your final presentation/prototype Interactive Media Design Review contest Starry Night design Texture Media	GUI Bloopers (Ch 8) On-line readings Go to MonkeyMEDIA's site and select the reference link. Read "Five Styles of Interaction." Optional reading: Game Maker
11.14	Discuss Readings Final project work Selection of review partner Mail your three UI goals to me and your partner by 11/21 The primary goals of the product (what are you trying to do?) The nature of your audience (who is your target?) Potential implementation issues (how will you reach them?) Partner mails response by 11/28	GUI Bloopers (Ch 9) Humane Interface (Ch 7)
11.28	CCSG and BSD&M groups need to place a copy of their project website in the project directory before the next class Discuss Readings Final project work Course Evaluations	GUI Bloopers (Ch 10) Humane Interface (Conclusion)
12.5	Evaluation of readings, presenters Final project presentations	I will give you the password in class. The username should be your first name and last initial. Fill out an evaluation of the readings, speakers If you were in a project group, fill out an evaluation of your group

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