If you are interested in this course but have not yet registered, 
please let me know ASAP.  The course focuses on software and Web 
usability.  A fairly complete syllabus can be found at

www.dsoergel.com/794/LBSC794Soergel2008Web.pdf

The text is Nielsen, Usability Engineering.

A major part of the course is a software evaluation project.

The course meets three weekends, 9  - 5 (the university schedule is 
not too clear about that):

         Sa/Su July 18/19 (with reading beforehand)

         Sa/Su July 25/26

         Sa/Su August 15/16

DS




Dagobert Soergel
College of Information Studies
University of Maryland
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