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 | |||||||
| 22/09/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Introduction to the course | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 22/09/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Lecture | What is HCI? | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 24/09/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lecture | Needfinding | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 24/09/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lecture | Themes and projects overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| Week 02 | |||||||
| 29/09/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Needfinding (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 29/09/2025 | 17:30-17:45 | Lecture | Assignment 1: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 29/09/2025 | 17:45-19:00 | Exercise | Needfinding (solution drafted in class). | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 30/09/2025 | EOD | Assignment 0 (group composition) due - results and theme association. ➡ Tips for working successfully in a group. | |||||
| 01/10/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 01/10/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 01/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 03 | |||||||
| 06/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Analyzing and synthetizing | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 06/10/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Exercise | Supervised work group on interviews | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 08/10/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 1, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 08/10/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 2, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 08/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Needfinding (group 3, cont'd) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 04 | |||||||
| 13/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Design principles | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 13/10/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Exercise | Tasks and storyboards | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 14/10/2025 | EOD | Assignment 1 (needfinding) due | |||||
| 15/10/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| 15/10/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 1: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| 15/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 1: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| Week 05 | |||||||
| 20/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Introduction to prototyping. Low-fidelity prototypes. | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 20/10/2025 | 17:30-17:45 | Lecture | Assignment 2: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 20/10/2025 | 17:45-19:00 | Exercise | Low-fi prototypes | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 22/10/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 1) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 22/10/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 2) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 22/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 06 | |||||||
| 27/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Exercise | Low-fi prototypes (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 27/10/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Lecture | Visual Design | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 29/10/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 29/10/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 29/10/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Storyboard and Low-fi Prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 07 | |||||||
| 03/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Visual Design (cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 03/11/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Lecture | Evaluation: overview. Heuristic evaluation. | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 04/11/2025 | EOD | Assignment 2 (storyboard and low-fi prototypes) due | |||||
| 05/11/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| 05/11/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 2: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| 05/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 2: Feedback and discussion (schedule for all groups) | All | |||
| Week 08 | |||||||
| 10/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Design Guidelines and Patterns | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 10/11/2025 | 17:30-17:45 | Lecture | Assignment 3: overview | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 10/11/2025 | 17:45-19:00 | Exercise | Heuristic evaluation | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 12/11/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 1) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 12/11/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 2) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 12/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 09 | |||||||
| 17/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Medium-fidelity prototypes | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 17/11/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Lecture | Interacting with AI | Tommaso Calò | |||
| 19/11/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (cont'd, group 1) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 19/11/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (cont'd, group 2) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 19/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 3: Heuristic evaluation - individual assignment (cont'd, group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 10 | |||||||
| 24/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | High-fidelity prototypes | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 24/11/2025 | 17:30-17:45 | Lecture | Assignment 4: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 24/11/2025 | 17:45-19:00 | Exercise | Wrapping up heuristic evaluations | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 25/11/2025 | EOD | Assignment 3 (heuristic evaluation) due | |||||
| 26/11/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 1) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 26/11/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 2) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 26/11/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 4: Medium to high-fidelity prototypes (group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 11 | |||||||
| 01/12/2025 | 16:00-16:10 | Lecture | Assignment 5: overview | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 01/12/2025 | 16:15-17:30 | Exercise | Groups set-up for Assignment 5 (document crafted in class) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 01/12/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | Lecture | Usability testing | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 02/12/2025 | EOD | Assignment 4 (medium to high-fidelity prototypes) due | |||||
| 03/12/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 03/12/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 03/12/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 12 | |||||||
| 08/12/2025 | Holiday | ||||||
| TBD | Exercise | Usability Testing | Luigi De Russis | ||||
| TBD | Exercise | Usability testing (cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | ||||
| 10/12/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 10/12/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 10/12/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| Week 13 | |||||||
| 15/12/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lecture | Q&A about the exam and the final report | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 15/12/2025 | 17:30-19:00 | No class | |||||
| 17/12/2025 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 17/12/2025 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 17/12/2025 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Tommaso Calò | |||
| 🎄 Christmas vacation 🎄 | |||||||
| Week 14 | |||||||
| 07/01/2026 | 13:00-14:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 1, cont'd) | Alberto Monge Roffarello | |||
| 07/01/2026 | 14:30-16:00 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 2, cont'd) | Luigi De Russis | |||
| 07/01/2026 | 16:00-17:30 | Lab | Assignment 5: High-fidelity prototypes (group 3, cont'd) | Tommaso Calò | |||