| CPSC 681 Research Methodologies in HCI Saul Greenberg, Instructor |
 Contents |
| CPSC 681 Research Methodologies in HCI Saul Greenberg, Instructor |
Contents |
Classes are tentatively scheduled from 9:30-12:30 every Monday.
Class Activity |
Project and Topic Activity |
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| Jan 10 | No Class | Initial readings assigned |
| Jan 19 |
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Topic: Start thinking about your topic Project: Start thinking about your team |
| Jan 26 | Ethics of studies User observations: Controlled Experiments Hands-on exercise: Comparing keyboards |
Topic: narrow down, choose topic and discuss with Saul Project: Tell Saul your team composition, Project: tentative problem statement due |
| Jan 31 | Controlled Experiments continued, User observations Hands-on exercise: Clavis |
Topic: Gather literature, begin writing Project: final problem statement due; work on detailed description |
| Feb 7 | User observations Use of Video Hands-on exercise: Clavis discussion |
Topic: continue research and writing Project: detailed description due; prepare pilot |
| Feb 14 | Monday: Thanksgiving Interface inspection: Heuristic Evalution |
Topic: complete draft, revise, check with other class mates Project: pilot description due; run pilot |
| Feb 21 | Reading Week | Topic: final report due Project: run pilot |
| Feb 28 | Interface inspection: Walkthroughs Interim presentation on project |
Project: pilot study due |
| Mar 6 | Prototyping | Project: prepare and run main study |
| Mar 13 | Contextual Inquiry | Project: run main study |
| Mar 20 | CSCW conference... no class | Project: run main study, analyzing data, interpret results, etc |
| Mar 27 | Design Ethnography | Project: complete analysis, write up |
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| Apr 10 | Project presentations | Project: Final report due |
| Apr 17 | Project presentations | Project: Final report due |