CS352 - Information Systems Design, Lecture Notes

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• Wednesday, September 8; (last updated 9-8-99)
• Monday, September 13; (last updated 9-13-99)
  Reading:
  • Architectural design: An Analogy, by K. Hooper
  • Discussion leader: Morrison
• Wednesday, September 15; (last updated 9-20-99)
  Reading:
  • Chapter 1 of Design of everyday things, by D. Norman
  • Discussion leader: Aykroyd
• Monday, September 20; (last updated 9-20-99)
  Preparing for class:
  • Bring examples of good/bad artifacts
• Wednesday, September 22; (last updated 9-22-99)
  Reading:
  • Chapter 1 of Design at work, by J. Greenbaum and M. Kyng
  • Understanding computers and cognition: New foundations in computer system design, by T. Winograd and F. Flores
  • Discussion leader: Zia
• Monday, September 27; (last updated 9-8-99)
  Project reports
  Design input device
• Wednesday, September 29; (last updated 9-27-99)
  Reading:
  • Chapter 7 of Design at work, by S. Bodker, J. Greenbaum, and M. Kyng.
  • Profile IDEO, by B. Hartfield and T. Winograd
  • Discussion leader: Liedtke
• Monday, October 4; (last updated 10-4-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • Chapter 8 of Design at work, by F. Kensing and K. H. Madsen
  • Discussion leader: Mateosian
• Wednesday, October 6; (last updated 11-9-99)
  Reading:
  • The ``Starfire'' video prototype project: A case history, by B. Tognazzini
  • Chapters 1 and 5 of Usability engineering, by J.
  • Discussion leader: Weinberg
• Monday, October 11
  No class, Fall break
• Wednesday, October 13; (last updated 11-9-99)
  Reading:
  • Cultures of prototyping, by M. Schrage
  • Chapter 9 of Design at work, by P. Ehn and M. Kyng
  • Discussion leaders: Aykroyd and Richardson
• Monday, October 18; (last updated 9-8-99)
  Meet in Olin 323
• Wednesday, October 20; (last updated 10-20-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • Chapter 10 of Design at work, by S. Bodker and K. Gronbak
  • Discussion leader: Murphy
• Monday, October 25; (last updated 10-27-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • The unconsidered ballot: How design effects voting behavior, by S. K. Roth
  • Some techniques for observing users, by K. Gomoll
  • Discussion leader: Roderick
• Wednesday, October 27; (last updated 10-27-99)
  Reading:
  • Chapter 6 of Usability engineering, by J. Nielsen
  • Discussion leader: Mateosian
• Monday, November 1; (last updated 11-3-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • Chapters 2 and 3 of Design of everyday things, by D. Norman
  • Discussion leader: Murphy
• Wednesday, November 3; (last updated 11-3-99)
  Computers in context
  Reading:
  • Social impact statements: Engaging public participation in information technology design, by B. Shneiderman and A. Rose
  • Discussion leader: Zia
• Monday, November 8; (last updated 11-8-99)
  Ballot prototype due
  Project reports
  Presentation of prototype and field test reports
  Reading:
  • Chapter 5 of Design of everyday things, by D. Norman
• Wednesday, November 10; (last updated 11-10-99)
  Reading:
  • Designing for error, by C. Lewis and D. A. Normon
  • An investigation of the Therac-25 accidents, by N. Leveson and C. S. Turner (Olin library reserve folder 3005)
  • Discussion leader: Richardson
• Monday, November 15; (last updated 11-17-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • Chapter 6 of Design of everyday things, by D. Norman
  • Chapter 8 of Usability engineering, by J. Nielsen
  • Discussion leader: Liedtke
• Wednesday, November 17; (last updated 11-17-99)
  Social impact statements due
  Reading:
  • Chapters 1 and 2 of Global interface design, by T. Fernandes (Olin library reserve folders 3006 and 3028)
  • Chapter 9 of Usability engineering, by J. Nielsen
  • Discussion leader: Roderick
• Monday, November 22; (last updated 11-29-99)
  Project reports
  Reading:
  • Hammurabi's building code
  • ACM code of ethics and professional conduct
  • A prototype IFIP code of ethics based on participative international consensus, by H. Sackman
  • Introduction of Human values and the design of computer technology, by B. Friedman
  • Discussion leader: Morrison
• Wednesday, November 24
  No class, Thanksgiving recess
• Monday, November 29; (last updated 11-29-99)
  Reading:
  • Organizational obstacles to interface design and development, by S. E. Poltrock and J. Grudin
  • Borderline issues: Social and material aspects of design, by J. S. Brown and P. Duguid (Olin library reserve folder 3008)
  • Communities of design practice, by J. Grudin (Olin library reserve folder 3009)
  • Discussion leader: Weinberg
• Wednesday, December 1; (last updated 12-1-99)
  Reading:
  • Designing the designer, by T. Winograd (Olin library reserve folder 3010)
  • Chapter 13 of Design at work, by J. Greenbaum and M. Kyng
• Monday, December 6; (last updated 12-6-99)
  Final project presentations
  1. 1:00 - 1:30: Mineralogy system
  2. 1:40 - 2:10: Classroom assignment system
• Wednesday, December 8
  No class
• Thursday, December 16
  Final projects due by noon
  See notes from November 22 for what to turn in.