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CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview

CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview. Lecture # 1. Lecture Objectives. Instructor Course objectives Course outline. Before we start. Please send me an email to gspitz@akamai.com Include your personal information Your name (First name, last name) Student ID

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CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview

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  1. CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview Lecture # 1 Gabriel Spitz

  2. Lecture Objectives Gabriel Spitz Instructor Course objectives Course outline

  3. Before we start Gabriel Spitz • Please send me an email to gspitz@akamai.com • Include your personal information • Your name (First name, last name) • Student ID • Email address that you could be reached before class for class cancelation information • If you prefer add a phone number for text message

  4. Who Am I Gabriel Spitz • Gabriel Spitz • BA, Psychology, NYU • MSIE, SUNY Buffalo • Sc.D, Behavioral Sciences, Technion, Israel • Principal Human Factors @ Akamai, Inc • UX Design, Customer Experience, Research, • Previously, LiveData, Aptima, Wang, BBN, MITRE • I am Human Factors Engineer & User Interface Designer (UX)

  5. Contact Information Gabriel Spitz • Email • gspitz@akamai.com • Phone • 781-572-7695 • Office hours • By appointment • If needed M W 7:45-8:15 pm in class • Lectures’ Website • http://cs615.blackgecko.com

  6. Frequently Used Names Gabriel Spitz Human Factors Engineer Interface Designer Interaction Designer/Engineer Graphical Designer Usability Engineer Information Architect Technical Writer More…

  7. Course Objectives – Understand Gabriel Spitz • Understand what is a good UI • Goals and criteria of good UI • Lear how to develop a usable and useful UI • UI design process • Become sensitized to poor UI • UI Design issues

  8. Why Take This Course? Gabriel Spitz • Software is everywhere • More individuals use software to do their work • Individuals use software for longer and longer portions of their day • User Interface therefore impacts individuals: • Mood • Productivity • Safety

  9. My Design Objectives – Beyond Usability Gabriel Spitz • Create a positive and rewarding user experience when using technology • Design technology with users’ work activity in mind • focus on designs that will enable individuals to be: • Productive - Do the work they need to do and beyond • Efficient – Do it in a way that will save them time and effort • Effective – Do it with minimal or no errors • Safe – Do it with no harm • Happy - 

  10. Task vs. Activity Centered Design User Activity – Get home fast andcomfortably Is there an earlierflight Is there a better seat Check in luggage Get a Boarding Passfor my flight User Task – Get a Boarding Passfor my flight Gabriel Spitz

  11. Course Requirements Gabriel Spitz • Two interface evaluation projects (30%) • Device or software interface evaluation –End of Feb. 2011 • Website interface evaluation –Beginning of March • A Group project - interface design project –Mid May(40%) • A short midterm (20%) • Class attendance and participation (10%)

  12. Course Books Gabriel Spitz • Course book • Recommended • Garett, J, J., 2003, The Elements of User Experience, User Centered Design for the Web, New Riders publication(Paperback) • Norman, D.A., 1989, The Design Of Everyday Things. New York, NY, Doubleday 1989 • Web site • http://cs615.blackgecko.com

  13. Course Outline 1/2 Gabriel Spitz • Establishing Objectives • What is UI d why worry about it • How we interact with products; Norman’s Action Model • Goal of UI design & Key UI design principles • Approaching the Design • UI design Process (including HCD) • Getting ready for design; Persona & Scenario • Task Analysis

  14. Course outline 2/2 Gabriel Spitz • Designing • Understanding the Design Problem – Goals, Users and Environment • Conceptual Design – Scenarios, and low fidelity design concepts • User stories and Activity flow - understanding user’s activities and tasks • Interaction design – stringing tasks together, closure and guiding the user • Interface and dialog design – Wireframe design • Visual Design – High level visual design principles; PARK • Evaluation • Evaluation- heuristic evaluation and user testing

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