The Studio Design Experience

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The Studio Design Experience

• Studio Design in HCI
• Cheryl Geisler
• Lecture 2

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Identifying Problem
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Your activity

• how transformed by the introduction of an HCI
• What would remain the same?
• What would change?

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The Studio Design Experience
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Web Site

• http//www.rpi.edu/geislc/SD
• Syllabus
• Contact Info
• Schedule

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Syllabus

• The eternals
• Prereqs
• Suggested Readings
• Grading Scales
• Attendance
• Intellectual Property Academic Integrity

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Schedule

• The game plan
• Links to assignments materials
• Whats true
• Updated by noon Eastern Tues

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Contact Info

• Phone numbers
• Web sites
• Teams Partner Teams

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Course Expectations Effort

• Teams of 2-3
• Project in 3 phases
• Components of Success
• Effort
• Coordination
• Communication
• Hiring Firing

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Course Expectations Content

• Methodological content
• Structured design process

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Positive Outcomes

• Substantial piece of design work
• Transformative design
• Design methodology to adopt adapt
• Reasonable chuck in implementation
• Use and build your skills

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Potential Pitfalls

• Already seeing your HCI design
• Choosing a work-related project
• Failing your partners
• Putting things off until the last minute
• Biting off more than you can chew

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Class Format
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Doing The Numbers

• 9 Classes
• 18 Lectures
• 9 in-class problems
• 3 Design Presentations
• 5 Team Consultations

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Usual Class Schedule

• 600 First lecture
• 710 In-Class Problem
• 740 Second lecture
• 850 Adjourn

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Presentation Class Schedule

• Three Times
• Feb 15
• March 29
• May 3
• 6-950 if needed
• Live or pre-recorded
• lt 13 teams

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Working Through the Phases
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The Phases

• Building block of the project

Requirements
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Methods

• Key concepts and techniques

Requirements
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Deliverables

• Key Outcomes from each phase

Requirements
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Facilitation

• Activities to insure success

Requirements
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Evaluation

• Measures of Team Performance

Requirements
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Getting Started
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Starting Assignments

• This Week
• Complete Individual Assessment
• Form a Team
• Share Individual Assessments
• Brainstorm ideas
• Find 3 sources
• Next Week
• Complete team memo
• Team consulttaions

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Individual Assessment
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Areas for Advancement

• Tools and Techniques
• Teaming
• Design Process
• Presentation and Persuasion
• Deliverables

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Assessment Questions

• Background
• Aspirations

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1. Tools and Techniques

• interface design tools
• writing tools
• web design tools
• visual design tools
• database tools
• scripting tools

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2. Teaming

• ability to work in teams on HCI designs

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3. Design Process

• ability to use an explicit design methodology
  fully, giving due weight to
• requirements analysis
• conceptual design
• implementation

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4. Presentation and Persuasion

• ability to present HCI designs to
• get buy-in
• make an effective case
• get further resources
• develop a clear presentation
• marshal technical content effectively
• analyze project needs
• consider counter-arguments

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5. Deliverables

• make critical contributions to the delivery of an
  HCI Design

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Team Memo

• The Team
• Name
• Location(s)
• Contact info (email, fax, phone)
• Team members and their emails

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Team Memo

• The Project
• Name of proposed HCI design
• List of 3 relevant sources
• Description of the way this HCI design will be
  transformative
• 1 paragraph each describing how this project will
  meet team members individual goals

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Finding Sources
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Accessing Library Databases

• http//library.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey283
• RCS ID Password
• Direct dial up
• Library PIN

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Reaching Library Databases http//library.rpi.edu
/
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Choosing an Area
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Selecting a Database
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Searching an Area
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Getting the Results
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Picking an Article
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Reviewing the Abstract
Trends supporting HCI project
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Another Possibility
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The Abstract
Problems addressed by HCI project
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Another Area
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Its Abstract
Opportunities addressed by HCI project
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Or This One
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With this Abstract
Cultural activity targetted thru HCI project
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And a Third Area
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Last Abstract
Competing Products to HCI project
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Your Approach

• Need 3 sources relevant to project
• Get access
• Search choose sources
• Download and share

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Kinds of Relevance

• Trends supporting project
• Problems addressed by project
• Opportunities addressed by project
• Activity transformed by project
• Products competing with project

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Need to Know

• Whats going on in the marketplace?
• What are people doing?
• What has already been done?

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Establishing a Team
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After Broadcast

• Review or post who you are and what youre
  interested in
• Arrange teams of 2-3

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Team Mtg Agenda

• Everyone
• Arrange weekly mtg time method
• arrange consultation sign-up
• At a distance Assign someone to set up the
  conference call

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Consultation Sign-Up (EST)Call 518-276-2309 or
come to Sage 3602

• Thursday, Jan 27
• 1200
• 1230
• 100
• 130
• 200
• 230
• 300
• 330

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Questions