CS 7312/5312 (Fall 2026)

List of Topics and Tentative Schedule

Prof. Jeff Tian (tian@smu.edu)

Week
1
2
3

4
5
6
7

8

9
10
11
12
13

14

15

16

Final
Date
8/24, 26
8/31, 9/2
9/7,
9/9
9/14, 16
9/21, 23
9/28, 9/30
10/5
10/7
10/12
10/14
10/19, 21
10/26, 28
11/2, 4
11/9, 11
11/16
11/18
11/23
11/25
11/30, 12/2
(12/3)
12/7
12/9
12/10
DTUI Chapters
1-2a, P1
2b, (B2)
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3a,
3b, IS, 4a,
4b, 5a
5b, (6), P2
1-5, P1-P2, (6, B2)
7a
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7b
8
9
10, 11a
11b
7-11
12,
12x, P3
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13a, 14a, P4-P5
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13b, 14b, P4-P5
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12-14, P1-5 (all?)
Topic
Overview: UI/UX, Usability, HCI
(Universal) Usability, ABCS Framework
(Labor Day, no class)
Guidelines/Principles/Theories (GPT)
GPT, Interaction Styles (IS), UI/UX Process
Design, Evaluation
Evaluation (+Case studies/SMU work), pre-exam review
Exam #1
DM (basics)
(Fall Break, no class)
DM (3dUI/TeleUI/VR/AR/etc.), post-exam review,
Menus/Forms
CLI/NLI (Project presentations starts)
Devices, Communication/Collaboration (C&C)
C&C, pre-Exam review
Exam#2
Advancing UX
Problems&Resolution (SMU work), post-exam review
(Happy Thanksgiving, no class)
Perf&Help, pre-Final review-1, (project presentation ends)
(Exam#3/Final: to be posted by 12/3/2026 at 6pm)
Perf/Doc&Support, pre-Final review-2
(Reading day -- no class)
(Exam#3/Final: Due by 12/10/2026 at 6pm)


Prepared by Jeff Tian (tian@smu.edu).
Posted on: Aug. 20, 2026. Latest update: Aug. 22, 2026.

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