Week 01: Introduction
Sessions:
- Tuesday, January 9 (Mandatory First Day Attendance Policy)
- Thursday, January 11
Readings:
- The Course Syllabus, Outline, and Assignment descriptions. Please note that conduct of the course, including grading, will proceed the rest of the semester assuming you have carefully read, understand, and agree to adhere to all the requirements in all of these documents.
- Please note that readings listed below that not available online can be found on the "Reserve Readings" page on the course Canvas site.
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 02: UX Design is Hard
Sessions:
- Tuesday, January 16
- Thursday, January 18 -- Special Guest Jeremy Ring, former State Senator and author of We Were Yahoo!: From Internet Pioneer to the Trillion Dollar Loss of Google and Facebook
Readings:
- Fast 2013. Why Is UX So Hard For Some Developers? https://experience.sap.com/basics/post-125/
- Simpson 2015. The Hardest Thing in UX Design... https://medium.com/designing-atlassian/the-hardest-thing-in-ux-design-f8b2f41e2d2f
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 03: Group Design Sprint 1
Sessions:
- Tuesday, January 23
- Thursday, January 25
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Group Design Sprint Presentation 1 due in Class on Thursday
Week 04: UX Design is Important
Sessions:
- Tuesday, January 30
- Thursday, February 1
Readings:
- Spool 2009. The $300 Million Button. http://www.uie.com/articles/three_hund_million_button
- Hackos and Redish 1998. User and Task Analysis for Interface Design, Chapter 1: Introducing Users and Task Analysis. [Reserve Readings]
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 05: Group Design Sprint 2
Sessions:
- Tuesday, February 6
- Thursday, February 8
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Group Design Sprint Presentation 2 due in Class on Thursday
Week 06: UX Design is a Process
Sessions:
- Tuesday, February 13
- Thursday, February 15
Readings:
- Preece, Rogers, and Sharp 2011. Interaction Design, Chapter 9: The Process of Interaction Design. [Reserve Readings]
- Norman 2013. The Design of Everyday Things (Rev. Ed.), Chapter 1: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things. [Reserve Readings]
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 07: Group Design Sprint 3
Sessions:
- Tuesday, February 20
- Thursday, February 22
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Group Design Sprint Presentation 3 due in Class on Thursday
Week 08: Establishing Requirements
Sessions:
- Tuesday, February 27
- Thursday, March 1
Readings:
- Preece, Rogers, and Sharp 2011. Interaction Design, Chapter 10: Establishing Requirements. [Reserve Readings]
- Personas. http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/personas.html
- Scenarios. http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/scenarios.html
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 09) Interlude
Sessions:
- Tuesday, March 6 -- Special Tour of FSU's new Innovation Hub! Meet Director Ken Baldauf in the iHub Program Room -- 126 Shores!!
- Thursday, March 8 -- No Class.
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Individual Assignment 1 due Sunday, March 11 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)
SPRING BREAK -- No Class on March 13 or March 15
Week 10: Designing Alternatives
Sessions:
- Tuesday, March 20
- Thursday, March 22
Readings:
- Preece, Rogers, and Sharp 2011. Interaction Design, Chapter 11: Design, Prototyping, and Construction. [Reserve Readings]
- Prototyping. https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/prototyping.html
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 11: Prototyping
Sessions:
- Tuesday, March 27
- Thursday, March 29
Readings:
- Cao 2015. How and Why Prototypes Are Mandatory for Good Design. https://designshack.net/articles/graphics/how-why-prototypes-are-mandatory-for-good-design/
- Knemeyer 2015. Design Thinking and UX: Two Sides of the Same Coin. http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/september-october-2015/design-thinking-and-ux
Assignments:
- Individual Assignment 2 due Sunday, April 1 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)
Week 12: Group Design Sprint 4
Sessions:
- Tuesday, April 3
- Thursday, April 5
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Group Design Sprint Presentation 4 due in Class on Thursday
Week 13: Evaluation
Sessions:
- Tuesday, April 10
- Thursday, April 12
Readings:
- Rubin 2008. Handbook of Usability Testing, Chapter 1: What Makes Something Usable? [Reserve Readings]
- Nielsen 2012. Usability 101. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/
Assignments:
- None due this week.
Week 14: Group Design Sprint 5
Sessions:
- Tuesday, April 17
- Thursday, April 19
Readings:
- None this week.
Assignments:
- Group Design Sprint Presentation 5 due in Class on Thursday
Week 15: The Future of UX Design
Sessions:
- Tuesday, April 24
- Thursday, April 26
Readings:
- Magain 2014. How To Get Started in UX Design. http://uxmastery.com/how-to-get-started-in-ux-design/
- Bigby 2017. UX Careers. https://dynomapper.com/blog/19-ux/176-ux-careers
Assignments:
- Individual Assignment 3 due Sunday, April 29 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)