Interaction design

CS-486

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7.1 Scenarios and Requirements

01.03.2022, 20:58

Week 15 (2022) 9 - Group 6 - Soundtrack

29.05.2022, 11:14

6.2 User Modelling - Part II

27.03.2022, 19:44

4.2 Implementation Models and Mental Models II

23.02.2023, 16:46

Week2.2 Design Thinking

23.02.2023, 16:47

6.1 User Modelling - Part I

27.03.2022, 19:44

10.2 Evaluation of Interactive Systems - Part II

16.05.2022, 12:05

4.1 Implementation Models and Mental Models I

06.03.2023, 11:19

3 How to formulate DPS

28.02.2023, 11:24

This recorded lecture addresses the question of how to turn a design challenge into a meaningful design problem statement (DPS)

Week2.1 Qualitative Research

23.02.2023, 16:47

7.2 Scenarios and Requirements

01.03.2022, 20:59

4.3 How to design for Beginners, Intermediates, and Experts

19.02.2023, 12:37

9.2 Visual Design Principles - Part II

23.02.2023, 16:47

4.2 Implementation Models and Mental Models II

23.02.2023, 16:46

3 How to formulate DPS

28.02.2023, 11:24

This recorded lecture addresses the question of how to turn a design challenge into a meaningful design problem statement (DPS)

9.2 Visual Design Principles - Part II

23.02.2023, 16:47

7.1 Scenarios and Requirements

01.03.2022, 20:58

7.2 Scenarios and Requirements

01.03.2022, 20:59

8.2 Interaction Design Principles

16.05.2022, 12:07

This module introduces the concept of action cycle, the gulf of execution and evaluation, and provides a set of interaction design principles illustrated with examples of good and poor practices. 

4.3 How to design for Beginners, Intermediates, and Experts

19.02.2023, 12:37

10.2 Evaluation of Interactive Systems - Part II

16.05.2022, 12:05

8.1 Prototyping Interactive Software

07.03.2023, 11:49

Week 15 (2022) 3 - Group 2 - The Power of Habit

29.05.2022, 11:14

8.2 Interaction Design Principles

16.05.2022, 12:07

This module introduces the concept of action cycle, the gulf of execution and evaluation, and provides a set of interaction design principles illustrated with examples of good and poor practices. 

Week2.2 Design Thinking

23.02.2023, 16:47

1 Introduction to HCI and Interaction Design

21.02.2022, 10:15

This is the first lecture of the course. If you miss the Monday lecture, please watch this video recorded in 2022. Only the administrative part of the video is no longer the same. For that information, consult the syllabus 2025 available in moodle.

1) administrative details of this course
2) material from the cooper book
3) additional material from the teacher
4) capitulation 

10.1 Evaluation of Interactive Systems - Part I

16.05.2022, 12:05

This lecture lists a wide range of evaluation methods, but chose to cover two methods in detail: heuristic evaluation and formative evaluation.

Week2.1 Qualitative Research

23.02.2023, 16:47

5.1 User Interviews (Qualitative Research Continued)

06.03.2023, 15:21

5.1 User Interviews (Qualitative Research Continued)

06.03.2023, 15:21

Week 15 (2022) 9 - Group 6 - Soundtrack

29.05.2022, 11:14

10.1 Evaluation of Interactive Systems - Part I

16.05.2022, 12:05

This lecture lists a wide range of evaluation methods, but chose to cover two methods in detail: heuristic evaluation and formative evaluation.

Week2.2 Design Thinking

23.02.2023, 16:47

6.1 User Modelling - Part I

27.03.2022, 19:44

9.1 Visual Design Principles - Part I

16.05.2022, 12:07

This video introduces concepts and principles that help designers develop vivid and engaging interfaces. Topics covered:  color harmony, visual hierarchy, item relationships, and good and bad examples. 

4.1 Implementation Models and Mental Models I

06.03.2023, 11:19

9.1 Visual Design Principles - Part I

16.05.2022, 12:07

This video introduces concepts and principles that help designers develop vivid and engaging interfaces. Topics covered:  color harmony, visual hierarchy, item relationships, and good and bad examples. 

Week 15 (2022) 3 - Group 2 - The Power of Habit

29.05.2022, 11:14

6.2 User Modelling - Part II

27.03.2022, 19:44

8.1 Prototyping Interactive Software

07.03.2023, 11:49

Week2.2 Design Thinking

23.02.2023, 16:47

1 Introduction to HCI and Interaction Design

21.02.2022, 10:15

This is the first lecture of the course. If you miss the Monday lecture, please watch this video recorded in 2022. Only the administrative part of the video is no longer the same. For that information, consult the syllabus 2025 available in moodle.

1) administrative details of this course
2) material from the cooper book
3) additional material from the teacher
4) capitulation 


This file is part of the content downloaded from Interaction design.
Course summary

Forums | Design Challenge | Week 1 | Week 2  | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7  | Week 8  | Week 9 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14  | Week 15 | Design Submissions | Graded Assignments
 

Forums

Design Challenge and Design Brief Documents

Week 1 (Feb 17)

This week's subject: What is interaction design? 

Before we meet on Monday Feb 19th:

Please review these readings from the Cooper book

  • Foreword: The Postindustrial World
  • Introduction to the Third Edition
  • Chapter 1 Goal-Directed Design

During lecture hours:

BC 01 8:15 - 10:00 

administrative details
teaching notes of this week "what is interaction design"

During exercise and project hours:

BC 07-08 10:15 - 11:00 
review the reading material and teaching notes of this week 

BC 01 11:15 - 12 noon
Read the design challenge together; explain what is a suitable project

Video lecture:
For those who would like to catch up with the class remotely, you may watch this video. Besides some of the administrative details, which have changed, the video gives an overview of what is human computer interaction and interaction design.

Week 2 (Feb 24)

This week's subject: domain research to prepare for design challenge

At home: 

Please review the reading material from the Cooper book

  • Chapter 4 Understanding Users: Qualitative Research (pp. 49-57)
  • Read for now only the parts on why qualitative study, domain research, and competitive analysis; leave material on user interview and observation for later.

Watch the video "Qualitative Research" or read the video text if you participate remotely
Read the teaching notes (modules 1-3) on qualitative research 
Review one more time on your own the design challenge
Consider choosing the challenge you'd like to work on

Relevant to last week's material, this short video explains what is design thinking (see video text here).

Lecture hours: 

8:15 - 9:00
Questions and Answers from last week's material

Watch this short video on design thinking (see video text here) together.
Explain design thinking with an example

9:15 - 10:00
Continue with discussions from three large subgroups: assistive technology, music, change

A team per each theme will prepare a small presentation:
- what types of domain research questions we have thought about
- what types of user experience design we'd like to offer?
 

Exercise and project hours: 
BC 01 10:15 - 11:00 
(signature will be required of your physical attendance of this assignment)
Complete the graded assignment (will be open in due time)


BC 01 11:15 - 12 noon 
Read some suggested domain research questions from us
Form a group
Look for partners
Sign up for your groups


Week 3 (March 3

This week's subject: how to narrow research by developing design problem statement (DPS)

At home:
Continue domain research based on the questions you have identified
Start competitive analysis of similar products

Review the slide on "Reframing the design challenge" 

Lecture hours:

8:15 - 9:00
Explain what's expected, the design review meeting, when the design brief is due, why grading DPS rubric the second time in Design Brief III (optional)
Review the lecture on Reframe the design challenge

9:15 - 10:00
Group games
Group activities for developing insights on a chosen design problem
Watch the video "LifeKey" together
Individual or in a group of two, briefly state the main results of domain research from LifeKey and the design insights

Exercise and project hours:

BC 01, 07, or 08  10:15 - 12noon
Suggested activities
- have you found some information to help you address your domain research questions?
- have you identified some of users' unmet needs?
- do you have a rough idea of some of the insights that may shed light on your design problem and design space?

Review some suggested domain research questions from us for reference

By the end of today's course hours (by noon), you should have some results based on the above suggested design activities to formulate your DPS. 
 


Week 4 (March 10)

This week's subject:  what is a mental model and how to design for different users? 

At home:
Read the material from the "reading list"
Watch videos of this week:

Lecture hours:

8:15 - 10:00  
Discuss graded assignment #1
Review insights from the video on LifeKey and formulate DPS
Review material on mental models and how to design for different types of users

Exercise and project hours:

10: 15 - 11:00 Complete the graded assignment on mental models and how people learn

11:15 - 12  Start preparing the first report: domain research, DPS (due on week 6)


Week 5 (March 17)

This week's subject:  user research - interview and observation

At home:

Read 

         From "About Face 3"

         Chapter 4 Understanding Users: Qualitative Research (pp 57-73)

Watch the video "Qualitative Research - User Interviews" - follows material from the slides on User Interviews

Or review slides on "Qualitative Research - User Interviews"

Lecture hours:

8:15 - 9:00
Go over the slides on "Qualitative Research - User Interviews"
Discuss questions to prepare for the assignment
Watch video on how to make storyboard

9:15 - 10:00
User interview game (team of three)

Exercise hours: 
Complete the graded assignment on "User Interviews and Observations"

Project hours: 
Please read Design brief II when you get a chance. We will discuss its details in class. 
Sign up your preferred time slot for next week's design review meeting 


Week 6 (March 24)

Design brief I is due this Wednesday

This week's subject: design review meeting

At home:

Review design brief II
Start a personal design journal and jot down ideas 

Lecture hours:

Present your work during the allocated slot for your group

Exercise & Project hours: 

Start building the persona hypothesis table
Plan the subjects you'd like to interview
Adapt the IO guide to your own needs

Week 7 (March 31)

This week's subject: user modeling and behavior variables

At home:

Read 

        About Face 3  "Chapter 5 Modeling Users"

Read the lecture notes on user modeling and behavior variables
Or Watch the videos based on the above lecture notes: Part I and Part II (28 minutes total)

Lecture hours:

8:15 - 9:00 
Collect questions from students on this topic
Review of questions related to "User modeling and behavior variables"

9:15-10:00
Persona exercise
Storyboarding method (why and how)
Exercise on storyboarding method

Exercise and project hours:

10: 15 - 11:00 For assessing your understanding of this week's material, please review and complete this non-graded assignment. Answers will be revealed next week. 
 
In case you have questions about your graded assignments (1 and 2), please discuss them individually with TAs or me during this hour

11:15 - 12 noon project hour (Design Brief II) 

Week 8 (April 7)

This week's subject: Scenarios and Requirements

At home:
Read

              About Face 3 by Alan Cooper : Chapter 6 The Foundations of Design: Scenarios and Requirements

Review lecture slides on "Scenarios and Requirements"
or Watch "Scenarios and Requirements Part I and Part II"

Lecture hours:
Review material such as a task tree

Exercise and project hours:
10:15-11  Complete the graded assignment on user modeling and behavior variables
11: 15 - 12 noon build scenarios and task trees  


Week 9 (April 14)

This week's subject: Prototyping techniques, and interaction design principles

At home:

Read (Optional)

              About Face 3 by Alan Cooper

              Chapter 7 "From Requirements to Design: The framework and Refinement"

Or Watch videos on

Lecture hours:
Collect storyboards from groups who are ready to submit
Review material and prepare for the assignment on these topics (assignment coming in week 11)

Exercise and project hours:
Review design brief III; 
Start working on context scenarios
Find a buddy group to check each other's ideation process


Week 11 (April 28)

This week's subject: Visual Design

At home:

Read 

             About Face 3 by Alan Cooper

            Chapter 14 

            Visual Interface Design

Watch


Lecture hours:
8:15 - 9h
9:15-10h
Go over the material with practical case studies

Exercise hour:
10:15 - 11h
Complete the graded assignment on "interaction framework design, prototyping techniques, and interaction design principles"

Project hour:
11:15- 12noon
Review design brief IV
Start working on interactive prototypes


Week 12 (May 5)

Attending a conference. User evaluation will be taught in week 14.

This week's subject: how to perform user evaluation

At home:

Please read the material from this week's "reading list"
Watch  

Watch


Lecture hours:

8:15 - 9:00 
Finish the visual interface critiquing exercise from last week
Prepare material for buddy group 
  • vision statement (opposite of design problem statement)
  • storyboard
  • good idea to gather main insights from user research
  • low fidelity prototype built so far

9:15 - 10:00 
As soon as you finish the above, start discussing your design work with the buddy group
If your buddy group's lofi is relatively complete, start evaluating your buddy team's software
In this case, consider
  1. Develop walkthrough scripts
  2. Define general and specific task scenarios

Exercise and project hours:

10: 15 - 12:00 Refine your interaction and visual design
Use the rest of the time to integrate peer comments in your current design; refine the prototype 




Week 13 (May 12)

This week's subject: video prototyping

At home:

Watch the video from Scott Klemmer to learn what is a video prototype
Watch video prototypes from our former students



Lecture hours:

Exercise and project hours:

Start working on video prototyping
Start thinking about the following about your final design solution:

Is the product relevant? is it useful? is it addressing users' needs of significant population? is it engaging? are there interaction principles violated? does it respect visual hierarchy? are the visual design principles respected? is the video telling the user experience story? is it done with good sound and voice? does it qualify for the best video reward? 


Week 14 (May 19)

How to evaluate interactive systems (week 12 material)

Throughout the week, with your teammates, focus on refining your final design solution and video presentation.

Consider the following questions:

  • Does your product address challenging interaction issues effectively (suitableness)?
  • Is the solution proposed in the Vision statement beneficial for the intended users (usefulness)?
  • Does the solution employ technology innovatively (novelty)?
  • Is the technology used appropriate for this user group (adequacy)?
  • Is the design engaging (playfulness)?
  • Are any interaction principles overlooked?
  • Does it adhere to visual hierarchy and design principles?
  • Does the video effectively narrate the user experience, with quality sound and voiceover?

A "Best Video" prize will be awarded to the group receiving the most votes from peers. Voting will take place next week.




Week 15 (May 26)

This week's subject: final presentation of the video prototype

5-8 minutes
Please show the video prototype on your own laptop; 
After the demo, please briefly describe, orally, the design vision of your product and the main design insights;
7-10 minutes
Q&A

The presentation schedule of the video prototypes:

10:00 Group 1
10:15 Group 6
10:30 Group 5
10:45 Group 4
11:00 Group 3
11:15  Group 7 
11:30  Group 2








Design Briefs and Project Submissions

Graded Assignments