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Grading & Assignments

Design diary (50% of final grade) Due December 13
a set of critiques of any user interaction with an information environment (computer, person, or facility). These can be personal and experiential but should highlight the context of occurrence, the nature of the problem from the user’s perspective, the theoretical issues underlying the nature of the problem, and a recommendation for re-designing the interaction to improve the user experience.
Bad Human Factors Designs - good example of a design diary

Term paper (50% of final grade) Due December 13
Students will be required to compose, and present to the class, a term paper (5000 words in length) on an issue relevant to the class (broadly defined).