Schedule
Quick Links
- Videolectures' playlist (on YouTube)
- Course material (on GitHub)
This section hosts the schedule and learning materials of all the lectures and labs, with topics and deadlines described for each of them. Please consider the following information as a tentative preview of the course organization; it is provided only for helping students organize and plan, and is subject to change without notice.
All slides, examples, exercises, and any other material used in the classroom and in the lab will be also posted in a GitHub repository. Moreover, all lectures will be video-recorded and will be available on the Portale della Didattica, as well as here and in a dedicated YouTube playlist.
| Date | Time | Type | Topic | Video | Teacher | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 01 | |||||||
| 21/09/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Introduction to the course | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 22/09/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | What is HCI? ➡ room R2b | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 25/09/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lecture | Needfinding | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 25/09/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Themes and projects overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 02 | |||||||
| 28/09/2026 | 16:00-17:15 | Lecture | Needfinding (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 28/09/2026 | 17:15-17:30 | Lecture | Assignment 1: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 29/09/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Needfinding (solution drafted in class). | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 01/10/2026 | EOD | Assignment 0 (group composition) due - results and theme association. ➡ Tips for working successfully in a group. | |||||
| 02/10/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 02/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 2) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 02/10/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 03 | |||||||
| 05/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Themes, Tasks, and Scenarios | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 06/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Thematic Analysis | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 09/10/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 09/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 09/10/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 04 | |||||||
| 12/10/2026 | 16:00-16:15 | Lecture | Themes, Tasks, and Scenarios (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 12/10/2026 | 16:15-17:30 | Exercise | Tasks and storyboards | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 13/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Design principles | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 16/10/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 16/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 16/10/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 05 | |||||||
| 19/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Introduction to prototyping. Low-fidelity prototypes. | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 20/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Low-fi prototypes | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 23/10/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 23/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 23/10/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 06 | |||||||
| 26/10/2026 | 16:00-17:15 | Exercise | Low-fi prototypes (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 26/10/2026 | 17:15-17:30 | Lecture | Assignment 2: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 27/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Visual Design | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 29/10/2026 | EOD | Assignment 1 (needfinding) due | |||||
| 30/10/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 1) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 30/10/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 2) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 30/10/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 3) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 07 | |||||||
| 02/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Visual Design (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 03/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Evaluation: overview. Heuristic evaluation. | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 06/11/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 06/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 06/11/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 08 | |||||||
| 09/11/2026 | 16:00-17:15 | Exercise | Heuristic evaluation | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 09/11/2026 | 17:15-17:30 | Lecture | Assignment 3: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 10/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Design Guidelines and Patterns | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 12/11/2026 | EOD | Assignment 2 (storyboard and low-fi prototypes) due | |||||
| 13/11/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 1) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 13/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 2) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 13/11/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 3) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 09 | |||||||
| 16/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Medium-fidelity prototypes ➡ both courses in room 11 | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 17/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | High-fidelity prototypes ➡ both courses in room 7I | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 20/11/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 20/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 20/11/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 10 | |||||||
| 23/11/2026 | 16:00-16:15 | Lecture | Assignment 4: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 23/11/2026 | 16:15-17:30 | Exercise | Wrapping up heuristic evaluations | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 24/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Usability testing | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 26/11/2026 | EOD | Assignment 3 (heuristic evaluation) due | |||||
| 27/11/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 1) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 27/11/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 2) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 27/11/2026 | 17:30-19:00 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 3) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 11 | |||||||
| 30/11/2026 | 16:00-16:15 | Lecture | Assignment 5: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 30/11/2026 | 16:15-17:30 | Exercise | Groups set-up for Assignment 5 (document crafted in class) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 01/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Usability testing | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 03/12/2026 | EOD | Assignment 4 (medium to high-fidelity prototypes) due | |||||
| 04/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 04/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 04/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 12 | |||||||
| 07/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Supervised work group on Assignment 5 | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 08/12/2025 | Holiday | ||||||
| 11/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 11/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 11/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 13 | |||||||
| 14/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Usability testing (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 15/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Q&A about the exam and the final report | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 18/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 18/12/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 18/12/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 🎄 Christmas vacation 🎄 | |||||||
| Week 14 | |||||||
| 08/01/2027 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Giuseppe Arbore | |||
| 08/01/2027 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Juan Pablo Sáenz | |||
| 08/01/2027 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||