SEng 609.05
Graphical User Interfaces:
Design and usability

Saul Greenberg, Instructor
Contents

Schedule

Because of possible schedule conflicts for students, the time and date of our meetings (except for the first class) will be decided after the first organizational meeting. Scheduling of project milestones will be done as the course progresses.

The class location is Math Sciences 623 (the small seminar room on the 6th floor), although this is subject to change.

First meeting, 3 hours
September 12, 9:00-12:00
Organizational meeting
Course introduction
Task centered system design
Psychology of everyday things
Project description
Second meeting, 7 hours
September 19 or 21 preferred, 9-4:30
User centered design
Beyond screen design
Graphical screen design
Presentations of project milestones
Further discussion of project
Third meeting, 4 hours
September 27 preferred, 9-1:00
Evaluating interfaces with users
Principles and usabillity heuristics
Presentations of project milestones and discussion
Fourth and fifth meetings, 2 hours each
To be sheduled in early October
Presentations of project milestones and discussion


Last updated September 1997, by Saul Greenberg