By March 31, at midnight

Project Three

• Get into groups

Project Two

• Submit Project Two Checklist

Reading

• Thompson Handbook: Chapter 32

By Wednesday, April 2, at midnight

Project Three

• Chat about clients and topics
  
• Contact clients
• Post your client contact email in a blog (AFTER your group chats with Kevin)
  

Reading

• Browse some of the websites listed on page 658
• From Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox column:
  • Usability 101: Introduction to Usability
  • B2B Usability
  • Enterprise Usability
  • Misconceptions about Usability
  • Formal Usability Reports vs. Quick Findings

Reading Response

• Respond to the Nielsen columns and how that has changed your perspectives on the project, Web 2.0, and usability studies and user documentation in general. For the final half, incorporate the readings and the chat to produce a individual brainstorm session for your clients' needs and the deliverables that you will produce.

By Friday, April 4, at midnight

Project Three

• Continue efforts to contact and finalize clients
• Begin proposal and individual usability study

Reading

• Review Chapters 10 and 12 in the Thompson Handbook

Project Log

• Complete a Project Log

Continue posting comments and replies using Principles for Comments and Replies. Please follow the guidelines for effective blog responding as discussed in this chapter. You need five (5) for this week, so respond to reading posts that have been promoted to our front page. For reference on how to do this, review How to Post Comments and Replies. Your posts should adhere to the guidelines for networking in online forums listed in the Project Checklist (TH, page 627).

No later than today, you should read through the course calendar for the following week. Make sure that you understand all of the assignments. If you have any questions, contact the instructor.