ID 604 - Human Computer InteractionInstructors: Prof. Ravi Poovaiah, Prof. Pramod Khambete, Prof. Anirudha Joshi Venue: IDC Auditorium Timings: Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 to 11 am, and on Saturdays 10 to 11:30 am (updated 18-1-11) Schedule and Contents |
| Date | Contents |
| 5-1-11 | Introductions, SOP, |
| 7-1-11 | No class (Techfest) |
| 12-1-11 | Problems
with interactive designs, introduction to HCI Design - AJ Assignment 1 Find 3 unique usability problems in the day-to-day objects that you have observed or encountered. Describe them as 3 slides in a presentation. Submission by email on 14-1-11, 6 pm. (Please write ID 604 in the subject line). (5) |
| 14-1-11 | Layers of user experience - AJ |
| 15-1-11 | Contextual Interviews - AJ Assignment 2 This assignment is supposed to be done in groups of 2. Conduct a short interview with any focus. Try to follow all the sutras of a contextual interview. Record the interview if the user allows, else take detailed notes. Transcribe parts of your questions and user's answers to demonstrate your understanding of the sutras. Submission in groups of 2 by email on 18-1-11, 6 pm. (Please write ID 604 in the subject line). (5) |
| 19-1-11 | Analysis,
Planning a CI - AJ Project topics announced. Project groups announced. |
| 21-1-11 | Conceptual models - AJ |
| 22-1-11 | |
| 26-1-11 | No class (Republic Day) |
| 28-1-11 | User experience goals - AJ UGT |
| 29-1-11 | Project Presentations 1 Findings from contextual inquiries for your projects (5) e.g. |
| 2-2-11 | |
| 4-2-11 | Designing
for sensories - RP Assignment 3 Design a timing device (clock/watch) for the blind. You can make use of new interactive technologies. User should be able to know the time whenever and should also intimate him about time whenever. Format:Sketches with 100 word explanation. Submission on paper on Wednesday 9th February 2011 (5) |
| 5-2-11 | Interaction design scenarios - AJ |
| 9-2-11 | Design for social interactions
- RP |
| 11-2-11 | Heuristics and principles - AJ |
| 12-2-11 | Design for cognitive interactions - RP |
| 16-2-11 | No class (Id) |
| 18-2-11 | Heuristics
and principles - AJ |
| 19-2-11 | Project Presentations 2 Initial design presentations slots (5) |
| 23-2-11 | Midsems |
| 25-2-11 | Midsems |
| 26-2-11 | |
| 2-3-11 | Usability evaluation - AJ |
| 4-3-11 | Usability evaluation - AJ |
| 5-3-11 | |
| 9-3-11 | Interaction design patterns - PK
Submit in the next class |
| 11-3-11 | HCI in Indian industry - PK |
| 12-3-11 | Project Presentations 3 Final presentation including usability evaluation findings (15) |
| 16-3-11 | Brainstorming and mind mapping - RP |
| 18-3-11 | No class |
| 23-3-11 | Interaction design for Indian needs - AJ |
| 1-4-11 | Integrating HCI in software development - AJ |
| 6-4-11 | Course wrap up - AJ Lessons learnt |
| 28-4-11 | End sem at Drawing Hall, Room No. 18, (Main Building 1st floor) from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon. All the best. |
Please note: BooksLook up my recommendations. Project TopicsPick any one the following problems for your group project as a starting point of departure. (It is OK to have multiple groups working on the same project). Please send an email to me about your choice of topic and the focus of your contextual inquiry (one email per group) by January 20:
Project GroupsThe following grouping is based on current enrollment for the course. Each group can have 4-6 members. Let me know if, for some reason, your group moves out of these limits. (Roll number is provided to make it easy for you to contact the other people in the group.) (Updated on 1-2-11) Presentation 3 slots
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Group
9: Share a taxi - 17:30 Group 1:
Key issuing system for IITB - 18:00 Group 2: Key issuing system - 18:30 Group 14 (merged with group 11) - 19:00 Group 16: Roarks Key issuing system - 19:30 Group 17: Key issuing system - 20:00
Thursday, March 17, 2011 Group 3: Social networking for hostel mates - 17:30 Group 5 Social networking among hostel mates - 18:00 Group 7 Social network for IITB hostel inmates - 18:30 Group 15 Social networking for hostel mates
- 19:00
Friday, March 18, 2011 Group 6: Better tools
for nurses in hospitals - 17:30 Group 13 Taxi pooling - 18:00 Group 4: Redesigning the interface of Placement and Training
cell of IIT Bombay - 18:30
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Group 10 Social networking in hostels - 17:00 Group 12 Social Network 2.0 - 17:30 Group 8 Key issuing system - 18:00 |