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ATEC 3363
Basic Interaction Design
Tuesday
7-9:45pm
Learning Outcomes
Understand the history and trajectory of Interaction Design as a professional discipline
Understand basics of both analogue & digital interaction applications
Demonstrate a basic understanding in the following:
Course Description
This class is a basic course in Interaction Design, which has been designed to give students an
overview of current interaction development process and methods, and discussions regarding
Interaction Design’s importance to the advancement of technology usage, entertainment, and
impact on culture and society.
Week Two
Tuesday Lecture: What is Interaction Design?
August 28
Week Three
Tuesday Lecture: Interaction Design Methodology
September 4 *****Readings/Quiz on Readings*******
Week Four
Tuesday
September 11 Case Studies: Apple, Google
******Individual Paper Due*******
Week Six
Tuesday Team Field Exercise
September 25
Week Eight
Tuesday Guest Speaker
October 9
Week Nine
Tuesday The 3-D Web
October 16 *****Readings/Quiz on Readings*******
Week Eleven
Tuesday Usability Workshop
October 30
Week Twelve
Tuesday
November 6 Book Discussion: THE INMATES ARE RUNNING THE
ASYLUM
***********Quiz*******************
Week Thirteen
Tuesday
November 13 Group Presentations
Week Fourteen
Tuesday Group Presentations
November 20
Grading Criteria:
Quizzes: 25 percent
Individual Paper: 10 percent
Class Participation: 10 Percent
Team Presentation #1: 5 percent
Team Project Presentation: 25 percent
Take Home Individual Final: 25 percent
Class Policies:
• Responses to phone calls or emails from instructor are expected within 24 hours.
• Students are expected to have done weekly assigned readings prior to class.
Team members are required to communicate with each other on a consistent basis
and to meet team established deadlines.
• Please be courteous with the use of cell phones, pagers and surfing during class.
Please do not do your homework for other classes in this class.
• The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to the syllabus as needed.