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Instructor:
Prof. Dr. M. Rauterberg,
Full Professor, lecture room IPO 0.18 |
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Benefits This assignment needs 40 hrs work per week, one week length. After following this
assignment
students should be able to:
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Previous Knowledge
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Abstract The
assignment will start with an overview over different interaction styles, and
will introduce the design of a command language, menu and desktop user
interfaces. The students will apply this design knowledge on a new design of an existing interactive product and come up with a full specification of
the interaction structure, which can be used to build a prototype for user
testing. The first part of this assignment consists of selecting an interactive product, design the command language interaction style for the planned functionality with one of a formal specification method (e.g., BNF), and present the specification document/diagram of this command language interface at the second meeting. The next parts of this assignment consists of implementing each interaction style (e.g. menu and desktop) in a low/mid-fidelity prototype. Students will learn to design three different interaction styles as input for the implementation of a low/mid-fidelity prototype. They will gain hands-on experience in using validated design knowledge as input for creating an interactive prototype. They will experience how to optimise the trade-offs inherent in conducting prototyping. Literature is provided through this web-page (see below) or via hardcopies (see office of Patricia Vinken). Additional information throughout the assignment will be provided during the assignment. |
Assignment
schedule
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Topic |
Literature |
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1st meeting |
Introduction in the design of a discrete interaction with buttons. |
all relevant literature is provided at the begin
of the
following power point presentation
lecture-1 (old)
optional: |
| 2nd meeting |
Each student team present the assignment results. Introduction in the design of a command-language interface.
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all relevant literature is provided at the begin
of the
following power point presentation
lecture-2 (old)
obligatory: |
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3rd meeting |
Each student team present the assignment results. Introduction in the design of a menu interface.
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all relevant literature is provided at the begin
of the following power point presentation
lecture-3 (old
obligatory:
optional: |
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4th meeting |
Each student team present the assignment results. Introduction in the design of a desktop interface.
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all relevant literature is provided at the begin
of the following power point presentation
lecture-4 (old)
obligatory: |
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5th |
Each student team present the assignment results. |
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Assignment
work
The feedback for this assignment will be determined by the work done on the set of deliverables (see below). Each deliverable will cover a number of steps relevant for planning, applying and conducting a combination of formal and empirical methods. Furthermore, they will include discussions about the trade-offs of the decisions taken and the validity of the findings of the evaluation. Feedback will be determined based on the rigour with which the work is done, whether relevant concepts discussed in the assignment are embedded in the work and the report, and extra initiative to ensure good quality of work. |
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Deliverables |
Date due |
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1. A written report about the outcome of each student team according the assignment instruction at the end of lecture-1, plus 10 min presentation in electronic form (PPT). |
2nd day |
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2. A written report with the complete specification of the new command-language interaction structure described in a document/diagram (with at least 10 different user actions and 5 different system states); beginning with a short description of the idea and purpose of the new interactive product (200-500 words), plus 10 min presentation in electronic form (PPT). |
3rd day |
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3. A written report with the complete specification of the new menu interaction structure described in a document/diagram (with at least 10 different user actions and 5 different system states); beginning with a short description of the idea and purpose of the new interactive product (200-500 words), plus 10 min presentation in electronic form (PPT). |
4th day |
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4. A written report with the complete specification of the new desktop interaction structure described in a document/diagram (with at least 10 different user actions and 5 different system states); beginning with a short description of the idea and purpose of the new interactive product (200-500 words), plus 10 min presentation in electronic form (PPT). |
5th day |
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5. CD with all deliverables (1)-(4) handed in to the office manager Patricia Vinken or the assignor. |
three days after final meeting |
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Student Feedback Students will be working in four or five person teams throughout the whole assignment; s/he will be graded based on the quality of the written reports/documents and the presentation given using a 5 point grading scale [A=very good, B=good, C=sufficient, D=insufficient (recoverable), F=failed] and in constructive oral feedback after the presentations. |