Teaching

INF 148 Schedule

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Tentative Class Schedule, Spring 2012

Week Date Topic(s) Reading(s)

NOTE: "Textbook" is the smaller, black & yellow book by Buxton

"Workbook" is the white book by Greenberg et al.

Deliverable(s)
1 2 April
  • Course overview
  • Interacting in Ubicomp environments
  • Introduction to sketching and prototyping
Week 1 Slides (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 22-39, 72-103 (design and the relationship between design & research)
  • (OPTIONAL) Textbook, pp. 40-61 (Apple case study)
  • CP: Introduce yourself on the class wiki
2 9 April
  • The design critique
  • Sketching, part I
  • Group project "madness"
Week 2 Main Slides (pdf)
Design Critique Slides (pdf)
Intro to Wearables (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 126-133 (experience design)
  • Textbook, pp. 104-125, 134-151 (sketching)
  • Textbook, pp. 152-165, 200-204 (sharing sketches)
  • Workbook, sections 3-3.6; 6.5
  • CP: Complete the group project sign-up form by Wednesday, 11 April, 5:00pm
3 16 April
  • Crit 1
  • Sketching, part II (Hybrid and physical sketches)
Week 3 Main Slides (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 174-185, 276-281 (sketching++)
  • Textbook, pp. 330-347, 370-391 (paper prototypes)
  • Workbook, sections 3.7-3.11
  • IA: Exercise 1: Sketches
  • GP: Articulation of the design problem (Due Wednesday, April 19 by 5:00pm PDT)
  • CP: Lead/participate in crit 1
4 23 April
  • Crit 2
  • The visual narrative (Storyboards)
    Guest Presenter: Matt Roberts, Walt Disney Animation Studios
  • Presenting sketches: Sketch boards
Week 4 Main Slides (pdf)
Auxiliary Reading: Chapter excerpt from Quesenbery & Brooks (2010). Storytelling for User Experience. New York: Rosenfield. (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 282-297 (sequencing images)
  • Workbook, chapter 4 and section 6.4
  • IA: Exercise 2: Hybrid and physical sketches
  • CP: Lead/participate in crit 2
5 30 April
  • Crit 3
  • Animating the user experience
  • Group project mid-term poster session
Week 5 Main Slides (pdf)
Animating the user experience slides from Saul Greenberg's course (ppt)
  • Textbook, pp. 298-307 (simple animation)
  • Workbook, chapter 5
  • IA: Exercise 3: Storyboards
  • GP: Mid-term poster presentations
  • CP: Lead/participate in crit 3
6 7 May
NO LECTURE: CHI 2012 CONFERENCE
Intensive group project work week
7 14 May
  • Crit 4
  • Role-playing and video sketches
Week 7 Main Slides (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 261-275 (theatrical sketches)
  • Textbook, pp. 308-329, 348-369 (video envisionment)
  • IA: Exercise 4: Animated sequence
  • CP: Lead/participate in crit 4
8 21 May
  • Crit 5
  • From sketches to prototypes: Introducing computation
    Guest Presenter: Dr. Khai Truong, University of Toronto
Week 8 Main Slides (pdf)
Prototyping Ubicomp Systems slides (pdf)
AppInventor demo source code (ZIP archive)
Phidgets demo source code (PhidgetTest.java)
  • Textbook, pp. 244-259 (interactive prototypes)
  • IA: Exercise 5: Video sketch
    (small group submissions OK)
  • CP: Lead/participate in crit 5
9 28 May
NO LECTURE: Memorial Day Holiday
Group project meetings with instructor throughout the week
10 4 June
  • Individual project crit
  • Involving others (Wizard of Oz, Think Aloud)
Week 10 Main Slides (pdf)
  • Textbook, pp. 234-243 (Wizard of Oz)
  • Textbook, pp. 392-399 (Are you talking to me?)
  • Textbook, pp. 407-419 (Final thoughts)
  • Workbook, sections 6-6.3
  • IA: Exercise 6: Interactive sketch/prototype
    (small group submissions OK)
  • IA/CP: Lead/participate in individual project crit
Finals 11 June (Monday), 7-9pm
  • Final group project presentations/demos
7:00-7:15 Digital Classroom Economy
7:15-7:30 Videodome
7:30-7:45 Diesel iPad
7:45-8:00 ...Food Bank Donations
8:00-8:15 Mobile Chat Reader
8:15-8:30 Capturing "Sparks" in the Wild
8:30-8:45 Something Happened Here
8:45-9:00 ...Borrowing Privacy Expertise
  • IA: Individual design project portfolio due
  • GP: Final presentations/demos
  • GP: Final portfolio due
  • GP: Self & peer evaluation forms due
  • CP: All students are required to attend final presentations
All deliverables must be submitted at the beginning of the final examination period in order to receive full credit.