Designing Interactive Systems (WS 0607): Teaching schedule


Teaching Schedule

Date
Topic
Notes
Video Recordings (Right click and save)
Required Reading
Recommended Reading
24.10.2006 Introduction, CMN model, Fitts' law 1 up , 6 up 975mb Dix - Chapter: "The Human" (pp. 11-59)
31.10.2006 Perception, Gestalt laws, Affordances 1 up, 6 up 886mb Norman - Chapter 1 Schneiderman 12.4, Dix - "The Interaction" (pp. 123-164)
07.11.2006 Seven stages of action, Mappings, Constraints 1up, 6up 1666mb Norman - Chapters 2-3
14.11.2006 Knowledge, Slips, POET Summary 1up, [/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=1063 4up Norman - Chapters 4-7, Norman - Design of Future Things Chapter 1 Since we are experiencing trouble with the video recordings, please check this year's and last year's videos on s-inf
21.11.2006 History part 1 1-up, 4-up Dix - Chapter 4 "Paradigms" pp. 165-186, Schneiderman 12.3 Vannevar Bush: As we may think
28.11.2006 History part 2 1-up, 4-up Bruce Tognazzini: Starfire
05.12.2006 Midterm exam
12.12.2006 DIA cycle, Observation, Storyboards 1-up, 4-up Schneiderman 3.5-3.8,4.4 Schneiderman 4.1-4.3, Dix - Chapter "Evaluation Techniques" (pp. 289-318)
19.12.2006 Prototyping 1-up, 4-up Carolyn Snyder, Paper Prototyping(chapters 4, 6, 7)
winter break
09.01.2007 Golden rules 1-up, 4-up Schneiderman 12.2,12.6
16.01.2007 Evaluation 1-up, 4-up
23.01.2007 In Class Design Studio -
30.01.2007 Notations & Outlook 1-up 4-up
06.02.2007 (Aachen) Presentation of final projects
13.02.2007 Final Exam You can have a look at your exam on Wed 21st - 10am till 12am, Aachen CS-building, room 2010
13.03.2007 Final Exam - second chance for those who did not pass



Assignments

  1. Fitts' Law Due 7.11.06 @ 1400 Marking Guide
  2. Usability Breakdown Due 14.11.06 @ 1400 Marking Guide
  3. Designing a Home Theatre Remote - Due 21.11.06 @ 1400 Marking Guide - Marks (Excel)
  4. Douglas Engelbart: History - Due 28.11.06 @ 1400 Marking Guide - Marks(Excel)
  5. Project Part 1 - Due 20.12.06 @ 1800
  6. Project Part 2 - Due 09.01.07 @ 1800
  7. Project Part 3 - Due 19.01.07 @ 1200
  8. Project Part 4 - Due 26.01.07 @ 2359
  9. Project Part 5 - Due 02.02.07 @ 2359
  10. Project Part 6 - Due 09.02.07 @ 2359 Presentations: 06.02.07 during lecture.


Lab Schedule

Note: Lab schedule is tentative and subject to change
Aachen
Topic
Bonn
Topic
23.10.2006 No lab 19.10.2006 No lab
30.10.2006 Fitt's Quiz
Intro to Norman
26.10.2006 No lab
06.11.2006 English Grammar 02.11.2006
13.11.2006 Assignment 1 Discussion, Lecture 3 Exercises 09.11.2006 Gestalt, English Grammar, Assignment 1 Discussion
20.11.2006 16.11.2006 Assignment 2 Presentations -- Location: Seminarraum 2.1
27.11.2006 23.11.2006
04.12.2006 30.11.2006
11.12.2006 07.12.2006 Location: Seminarraum 2.1
18.12.2006 14.12.2006
08.01.2007 11.01.2007
15.01.2007 18.01.2007
22.01.2007 25.01.2007
29.01.2007 01.02.2007
05.02.2007 08.02.2007