CS 446: Day 11 Class Agenda for User Interface Design and Development

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Agenda for Day 11

Announcements
- CS and University Announcements
Assignments
- Revised Project Proposal due today
  - Place in complete Portfolio Binder with cover page annd tabs
  - Include Time Log [*.xls]
  - Include peer assessment
- Program 2 due Thursday
- Begin Conceptual Design assignment (write a persona)
  - Web reference at http://www.usability.gov/analyze/personas.html
Readings
- For today's lecture/discussion: Chapters 5 and 6 of textbook
- For next lab: MSDN Control Type Recommendations
- For next lecture/discussion: finish Chapter 6 and Paper Prototyping Video
Today's Activities
- Collect Portfolios and answer questions (5 minutes)
- Lecture/Discussion Chapters 5 and 6 (25 minutes)
- Slides/Video History of HCI: Douglas Englebart (10 minutes)
  - Augmenting Human Intellect
  - Mouse, collaboration, hypertext, ...
Lecture topics and learning objectives: Requirements Gathering
After today's class, you should be able to
- Explain how cognitive psychology can contribute to user interface design
- Explain Don Norman's three principles of visibility, affordance, and feedback
- Identify requirements considered by UI designers
References

PowerPoint Slides for Chapters 5 and 6 [as *.ppt]

Seven PowerPoint slides to accompany the textbook reading