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## [[fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 1 (May 9 - 15)](../home/module-01)
**What is usability and user experience design?**  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Introduction to UX Design](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][Usability 101: Introduction to Usability](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/)  

## [[fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 2 (May 16 - 22)](../home/module-02)
**What does a holistic user experience design process look like?**  
[fa="pencil"][/fa][Course Reflection Log](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/assignments) due Aug 3rd  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][The Process of UX Design](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][The Evolution of UX Process Methodology](https://uxplanet.org/the-evolution-of-ux-process-methodology-47f52557178b)  

## [[fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 3 (May 23 - 29)](../home/module-03)
**How to make more strategic design decisions?**   
[fa="pencil"][/fa][Journey Map](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/38847/assignments/292821) assignment due Jun 12th  
[fa="folder"][/fa][Informed Consent Materials](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files)  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Strategic UX Design](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][What is a User Journey Map?](https://www.aytech.ca/blog/user-journey-map/)  

## [[fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 4 (May 30 - Jun 5)](../home/module-04)
**How to explore and communicate possible design solutions?**   
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Prototyping](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][The Skeptic’s Guide To Low-Fidelity Prototyping](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/10/the-skeptics-guide-to-low-fidelity-prototyping/)  
[fa="users"][/fa]In-class office hours (tentative)  

## [[fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 5 (Jun 6 - 12)](../home/module-05)
**How to plan, conduct, and summarize usability tests?**  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Usability Testing](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][The Art of Guerrilla Usability Testing](http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/the-art-of-guerrilla-usability-testing/)  
[fa="users"][/fa]In-class office hours (tentative)

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 6 (Jun 13 - 19)
**How to conduct a usability inspection?**   
[fa="pencil"][/fa][Usability Inspection](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/assignments) assignment due Jun 30th  
[fa="file"][/fa][Usability Inspection Report Template](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files)  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][User Interface Inspections](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][An Overview of Expert Heuristic Evaluations](https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2014/06/an-overview-of-expert-heuristic-evaluations.php)      

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 7 (Jun 20 - 26)
**How to design for mobile and multi-device usage?**  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Mobile and Multi-device Design](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][Mobile first - Insights from going mobile only](http://blog.invisionapp.com/mobile-first-mobile-only/)  

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 8 (Jun 27 - Jul 3)
**How to understand and communicate people's needs and behaviors?**   
[fa="pencil"][/fa][Project User Research Report](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/assignments) due Jul 17th  
[fa="file-o"][/fa][Team Member Evaluation](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files) for  assignment #4 due in class Jul 18th  
[fa="folder"][/fa][Informed Consent Materials](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files)  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][User Research](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][A Five-Step Process For Conducting User Research](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/09/5-step-process-conducting-user-research/)  
[fa="users"][/fa]In-class office hours (tentative)  

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 9 (Jul 4 - 10)
**Instructor User Research Plan Meetings**  
TBD  

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 10 (Jul 11 - 17)
**How to design products for how people think, learn and feel?**  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Interaction Design](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)  
[fa="book"][/fa][A Lean UX Iteration on Dropbox Photos](https://medium.com/bridge-collection/a-lean-ux-iteration-on-dropbox-photos-edfa7b245c27#.fdtsczbnj)

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 11 (Jul 18 - 24)
**What are the essentials of effective visual communication?**   
[fa="pencil"][/fa][Project Usability Tested Mockups](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/assignments) due Jul 31st    
[fa="file-o"][/fa][Team Member Evaluation](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files) for assignment #5 due in class Aug 1st  
[fa="folder"][/fa][Informed Consent Materials](https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/55288/files)  
[fa="desktop"][/fa][Visual Design Essentials](https://www.google.ca/slides/about/)   
[fa="book"][/fa][Accessibility for Visual Design](http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/accessibility-visual-design/)  

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 12 (Jul 25 - 31)
**Instructor Design Critique Meetings**  
TBD  
[fa="book"][/fa][How to Give and Receive Criticism](http://scottberkun.com/essays/35-how-to-give-and-receive-criticism/)

## [fa="calendar-o"][/fa]Week 13 (Aug 1)
**Course Wrap-up**  
Guest Speaker