Electronic
Visualization Laboratory
2032 Engineering Research Facility (ERF)
ajohnson_at_uic.edu
www.evl.uic.edu/aej
(312) 996-3002
Lecture: 19650u /
20669g T/Th 2:00 - 3:15pm 2068 ERF
Office Hours:
3:15pm - 4:30pm T / Th and by appointment
TA: Shi Yin -
syin8_at_uic.edu - Office Hours: 11-12 Mondays and Fridays
in classroom
TEXTBOOKS:
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer
Interaction, 4th ed.
Preece, Sharp, Rogers
ISBN-13: 978-1119020752
Processing: A Programming Handbook
for Visual Designers and Artists, 2nd ed.
Reas and Fry
ISBN-13: 978-0262028288
The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and
Expanded Edition
Don Norman
ISBN-13: 978-0465050659
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Week
1 - 1/10 & 1/12 |
HW 1 out | DET
1 |
Introduction & Design of Everyday Things |
Week
2 - 1/17 & 1/19 |
HW 1 due, Proj 1 out | DET
6 |
HW 1 Discussions and
Presentations |
Week
3 - 1/24 & 1/26 |
P
2-8 |
Intro to
Processing |
|
Week
4 - 1/31 & 2/02 |
Proj 2 out | DET
2,4,5 |
Principles & Golden Rules |
Week
5 - 2/07 & 2/09 |
Proj 1 due
& team 2 choice |
ID
9, 11 |
Project 1 Discussions and Presentations |
Week
6 - 2/14 & 2/16 |
Proj 2 data
due |
DET
3, ID 3 |
Human Factors & Direct Manipulation |
Week
7 - 2/21 & 2/23 |
ID
6 |
Elegance & Simplicity / Scale, Contrast & Proportion | |
Week
8 - 2/28 & 3/02 |
sketches due | Project 2 Sketch
Presentations T: 8, 4, 5 and Th: 11, 3, 12 |
|
Week 9
- 3/07 & 3/09 |
Project 2 Sketch
Presentations T: 2, 6, 7 and Th: 9, 10, 1 |
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Week 10 - 3/14
& 3/16 |
final design
due |
Organization & Visual Structure | |
\|/ Spring Break \|/ | \|/ Spring Break \|/ | \|/ Spring Break \|/ | |
Week 11 - 3/28
& 3/30 |
Module & Program | ||
Week 12 - 4/04
& 4/06 |
Image and Representation | ||
Week 13 - 4/11
& 4/13 |
ID
13-15 |
Evaluation Techniques and In/Reducing Sickness | |
Week 14 - 4/18
& 4/20 |
Proj 2 due |
Project 2 Final Presentations T: 1, 10, 9 and Th: 7, 6, 2 | |
Week 15 - 4/25
& 4/27 |
Project 2 Final Presentations T: 12, 8, 11 and Th: 5, 4, 3 | ||
Wed May 3 3:30 - 5:30 | Final Exam
|
PREREQUISITES:
CS 342
Standard departmental disclaimer: If you do not have the prerequisites for this course make sure that you drop this course right away. The department will verify the prerequisites for all students registered in this course during the first few weeks of the term and if you do not have the prerequisites, you will be notified and dropped from the course after the normal drop/add period. By that time, you will not be able to enroll in any new course.
OVERVIEW:
User interface design, implementation and evaluation:
user-centered design methodologies, windowing systems, I/O
devices and techniques, event-loop programming, user studies and
programming projects.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance
is very important, but not mandatory. Part of your grade will be
based on your in-class participation (i.e. asking good
questions, making good comments) so please take that into
account.
"Those who
are absent are always wrong." - African proverb
ASSIGNMENTS:
There will be two projects, a final exam, and some misc.
points for homework, class participation, quizzes and things
like that. The first
project will be an individual project; the second will be a group
project. Individual grades on the group project will
be based on the quality of the work turned in and on the reviews
that each student receives from his/her team members.
You will be making a short presentation about each of your projects to the class. If the project is not done then you can't present it so late assignments lose 50% per day - if something is turned in within 24 hours after the deadline then the max score is 50 points out of 100; after that its a 0. Assignment deadlines will not be extended for any reason other than a headline in the Tribune or Sun Times describing an army of undead ghouls walking the streets of Chicago eating people. In order to get an A or a B a student must get a passing grade on all the projects.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand" - Chinese proverb
EXAMINATIONS:
There will be a final exam. In the past this has involved
questions of the problem solving / short answer variety.
GENERAL POLICIES:
The University
of Illinois at Chicago is committed to maintaining a
barrier-free environment so that individuals with disabilities
can fully access programs, courses, services, and activities at
UIC. Students with disabilities who require accommodations for
full access and participation in UIC Programs must be registered
with the Disability Resource Center (312) 413-2183 (voice) or
(312) 413- 0123 (TDD).
The University Holidays and Religious Observances calendar can
be found online here
You (and your group on Project 2) are expected to do all your
own design and implementation work. Cheating is bad; if you are
caught cheating at minimum the punishment will be that you will
get a failing grade for the entire course.
GRADES:
The current grade sheet will be found on these web pages.
In order to get a passing grade (D or better) in the class you must pass the final exam (D or better), and get a passing grade on all projects.
The final grade will be
Letter grades will be calculated as follows:
Project 1: 200 points A: 880 - 1000 points
Project 2: 400 points B: 770 - 879 points
Final: 200 points C: 660 - 769 points
Participation / Homework: 200 points D: 500 - 659 points
-------------------------------------- F: 000 - 499 points
Total: 1000 points
latest revision 4/25/17 - swapped a couple groups for presentations