R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

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UGS 302 Usability and User-Centered Design

Day 1

R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

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Objectives

After this class you will be able to (it is my hope!):

• Explain what this class is all about• State clearly what is to be expected of you in this class• Probably be able to call out everyone in the class by

his/her first name!

R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

iOnce around the room

• Name

• Year in school (and major if you have one)

• Home town

• One interesting thing about yourself that you can share with us

• I’ll go first

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R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

iProfessional History•B.S. in psych from FSU•Ph.D. in cognitive psych from UT-Austin•Bell Labs for 3 years•IBM-Austin for 11 years•BMC Software for 5 years•Co-founded small usability consultancy•Previously adjunct faculty member at UT; Have taught at UT, Rutgers, Huston-Tillotson, (SW)TSU•Assoc. prof. in the UT School of Information since 2003.•Recently started The Usability Team.•http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~rbias/website/

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R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

iSyllabus

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R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

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Whole point . . .

• Let’s design systems to fit people instead of the other way around.

R. G. Bias | School of Information | UTA 5.424 | Phone: 512 471 7046 | rbias@ischool.utexas.edu

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Homework

• Get books• Start reading The Invisible Gorilla. (I want you

to have finished it by 1/24/2013.)