Class Schedule of Topics

Week Number Dates Lecture Topics Working Session Topics Reading Homework Assignment
1 Dec 8 - 12 Introduction to Research Methods Watch Morgan expertly work in UXR Hall ch. 1

Krug ch. 1 - 3 | Homework 1 | | 2 | Dec 15 - 19 | Building Objective Experiments | Choose a topic and build a discovery backlog; build the test plan | Hall ch. 2

Krug ch. 4 - 7 | Homework 1 | | | Dec 22 - Jan 4 | NO CLASS | | | Homework 1 | | 3 | Jan 5 - 9 | Building Qualitative Research Measurements | Test plan + measurements in the test | Hall ch. 7

Krug ch. 8 - 9 | Homework 2 | | 4 | Jan 12 - 16 | Storytelling Around the Results and Analysis | Run the test | Hall ch. 8

Krug ch. 10 - 12 | Homework 3 | | 5 | Jan 19 - 23 | Prepare and Run a Research Test As a Class | Analyze the test results with AI | | Homework 3 |

Class Dates

Week 1 - Dates

  1. Mon Dec 8 - Lecture - 2p PST / 5p EDT / 10p UTC
  2. Wed Dec 10 - REPEAT Lecture - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC
  3. Thur Dec 11 - Working Session - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC
  4. Thur Dec 11 - Working Session - 5p PST / 8p EDT / 1a UTC
  5. Sat Dec 13 - Working Session - 12p PST / 3p EDT / 8p UTC

Week 2 - Dates

  1. Mon Dec 15 - Lecture - 2p PST / 5p EDT / 10p UTC
  2. Wed Dec 17 - REPEAT Lecture - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC
  3. Thur Dec 18 - Working Session - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC
  4. Thur Dec 18 - Working Session - 5p PST / 8p EDT / 1a UTC
  5. Sat Dec 20 - Working Session - 12p PST / 3p EDT / 8p UTC

Holiday Break: Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Week 3 - Dates

  1. Mon Jan 5 - Lecture - 2p PST / 5p EDT / 10p UTC
  2. Wed Jan 7 - REPEAT Lecture - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC
  3. Thur Jan 8 - Working Session - 11a PST / 2p EDT / 7p UTC