January 25, 2011
Group Pitches Due next Thursday
Your group project pitches are due next Thursday in class. Each group will have 5 minutes (max) to describe:
- Project you are working on
- Users, and how you plan to access them
- Team member introductions
- Your name and background
- What skills you bring
- What skills you would like to develop
At this point the emphasis is more on the team, then on the project. Team sizes of 2-4 are preferred. I am aiming for 10-11 projects in the class. There are currently 34 students registered. That tells you what size group to aim for. If you want to join a group, or need more members for your group, or are up for considering either, you will have a chance to introduce yourselves later today.
January 20, 2011
Contact Info for Today’s Guests
As promised, here is contact info for todays guest speakers. Feel free to follow up directly. And use the comment space for posting your own contact info and forming groups.
Dan Perkel and Jason Schultz
Paul Waddell
Greg Wolff
Kevin Koy and Sarah van Wart
Kuang Chen
Aekta Shah and Sarah van Wart
Kurtis Heimerl
January 11, 2011
Welcome to i213!
Welcome to i213, the UC Berkeley School of Information’s graduate-level course in User Interface Design and Development. Please make sure to follow this RSS feed for announcements and assignments; and this one if you want to keep up with comments. There is a tentative schedule posted. There is also a wait list for the course this year, so make sure to attend all classes to ensure your spot. Your participation in the class will partially depend on being part of a project team by the end of the second week. See you next week!
First Assignment
Yes, already, but its short and hopefully interesting. If you have an idea that you would like to pursue in the course, be prepared to make a short “pitch” to recruit other students in class on either January 18th or 20th (or, as a last resort, the 25th). This should be about 2-3 minutes, laying out as best you can 1) who your user is, 2) what their need is, 3) why this is an opportunity and 4) any partners you already have lined up. Preferably you can do this without Powerpoint, but if you need it, it will be there.