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May 01, 2006

class 14--final presentations

Order of presentations

630-645 rob and carlos

645-700 tae-ho

700-715 fuyu, aya, and ariel

715-730 sol and jason

730-745 ray and rob

745-800 break

800-815 sangmin

815-830 mike and david

830-845 alice and suzan

845-900 jonathan and fernando

April 26, 2006

class 13--April 26

As discussed, I will be meeting individually with students to discuss behavioral prototypes, final concepts, and your final presentation.

You only need to show up for your assigned time in Room 442:

1230-1245 Sangmin
1245-100 Suzan + Alice
100-115 Tae Ho
115-130 Rob + Carlos
130-145 Mike
145-200 Fernando + Jonathan
215-230 Rob + Ray
230-245 Aya, Fuyu + Ariel
245-300 Sol + Jason

April 24, 2006

Class 12--April 24

Tonight
- Behavioral prototyping reports (5 minutes each)
- Video scenario examples
- Sign up for individual meetings on Wednesday, 4/26

Make-up class
- Individual meetings with students, Wednesday, April 26 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: ITP, room TBD

Next week
Final presentations: Final design concept expressed as prototype or illustrated user scenario (cartoon scenario, storyboards, video scenario, conceptual mock-up, enactment.)

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April 17, 2006

Class 11--April 14

Student presentations: User scenarios and 10 concepts

Due April 24: Behavioral Prototype Presentations / Reports sample report

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class 10--April 10

Agenda
10 concepts presentations

Discussion
- Conceptual, Behavioral and Experience Prototyping

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April 01, 2006

class 9

Agenda
Research presentations:
- Alice and Suzan
- Jonathan and Fernando
- Sangmin
- Sol and Jason

Discussion
- User scenarios
- Revised class schedule

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March 27, 2006

Class 8

Agenda

- Student presentations


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March 20, 2006

Class 7

Agenda
- Analysis, preliminary insights pdf
- Communicating research findings: presentation outline, diagrams, video
- In-class analysis session

Reading
- "The IDEO Cure, ” Metropolis. October 2002 pdf

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March 17, 2006

class 6

Agenda
- Presentations
- Analysis discussion pdf
- Tentative make-up class time: Saturday April 1, 12-230 at the NEST office, 45 Main Street, #325, in Brooklyn (Dumbo)

class 5

Agenda
- Field research / User diaries discussions
- Assignments for next 2 weeks


Reading
Robinson , Rick. " What to Do with a Human Factor : A Manifesto of Sorts." In New Human Factors. American Center for Design Journal 7, no. 1. 1993.

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class 4

Agenda
- Shadowing assignment presentations (4-5 students)
- Research plans (all)
- Fieldwork—ethics, recruiting, logistics
- User diaries discussion
- Assignments for next 2 weeks

Readings
Brenda Laurel, ed. Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, MIT Press, 2003.
- “Spontaneous Cinema as Design Practice,” by Rachel Strickland
- “Research Methods for Designing Effective Experiences,” by Nathan Shedroff

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class 3

Agenda
- Project topics
- Observation assignment discussion
- Research planning
- Interviewing & Shadowing
- Assignments for next week

Reading
- Zeisel, John. Inquiry By Design: Tools for Environment-Behavior Research. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1981. Chapter: "Focused Interviews”

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class 2

Agenda
Assignment discussion
Overview of methods
Discussion of readings
Assignment for next week

Reading
Zeisel
Collier

Handouts
Observation guidelines

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February 07, 2006

class 1

Introductions
- Overview of course—goals, structure, project
- Overview of user-centered design

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