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InstructorandCourseInformation OfficeHours

Name:C.Beaton When:byappointment

Classroom:GOL-2690 Where:70-2621orSkype(profbeaton)

E-mail:ciiics@rit.edu Cell(textonly)585-281-6162

ContactInformation:

Studentsarewelcometomyoffice,however,you

mayalsorequestanappointment.

Youmaytextmetosetupanappointment.Do

NOTcall.Textonly.Pleasestateyournameand

yourclass/section.(ThisisLarafrom425-03)

CourseDescription

Human-computerinteraction(HCI)isafieldofstudyconcernedwiththedesign,evaluationand

implementationofinteractivecomputingsystemsforhumanuseandwiththestudyofmajor

phenomenasurroundingthem.Thiscoursesurveysthescopeofissuesandfoundationsofthe

HCIfield:cognitivepsychology,humanfactors,interactionstyles,useranalysis,taskanalysis,

interactiondesignmethodsandtechniques,andevaluation.Thiscoursewillfocusontheusers

andtheirtasks.

Prerequisites

None(computerliteracy)

CourseLearningObjectives

Applyanevaluationframeworktoanalyzetheusabilityofconsumerproductsanddeterminebarriers

thatinterferewithproductuse.

A. Distinguishamongthecognitiveprocessesandtheirinfluencesonhumaninformation

processing.

B. Describeimplicationsofethnographicdataforinteractiondesignsolutions.

C. Analyzeandinterpretdatatodevelopappropriaterequirementstobeusedinproductdesign.

D. Developandusepersonasandusecasescenariostoprototypeandevaluateconceptualdesigns

E. Proposeandjustifyausabilityevaluationprocessbydefiningaproblemscenario.

F. Criticallyevaluatecurrentliterature.

G. Workeffectivelyinsmallteams.H. Communicateeffectivelywritten,oral,listening,non-verbalcues.

RequiredTexts(s)

Johnson,J.DesigningwiththeMindinMind.SanFrancisco,CA:MorganKaufmannPublishers,2010.

ISBN-10:012375030X**

Mayhew,Deborah.TheUsabilityEngineeringLifecycle:APractitioner'sHandbookforUserInterface

Design.SanFrancisco,CA:MorganKaufmannPublishers,1999ISBN:1558605614 **

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Norman,Donald.TheDesignofEverydayThings.NY:CurrencyandDoubleday,1990.ISBN0-385-26774-6

Rosson,Carroll.UsabilityEngineering:Scenario-BasedDevelopmentofHuman-ComputerInteractionSan

Francisco,CA:MorganKaufmannPublishers,2002ISBN:1558607129 **

**OnlineTexts:(AvailablefreeatBooks24x7throughWallaceLibrary)

Readings

TherewillalsobereadingsplacedinMyCourses.

CourseMechanics

DiscussionsandParticipation:Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateinin-classandonlinediscussionsand

tocompletetherelatedreadingsinordertopreparefordiscussion.

GroupWork:Severaloftheclassassignmentswillinvolvecollaborationwithinagroup.Istronglyurge

youtoestablishateamcontractforyourgrouptocarefullydetailhowyourgroupwilladdressany

issues,whichmayariseoverthequarter.

Grading

Discussions and Participation 15%

Assignments (3) 30%

Team Project Deliverables [A-F] 30%

Team Project and Research Presentations

(Poster Session 25%, Final Presentation 75%)

25%

Total 100%

Basedonthe100%totallistedabove,lettergradeswillbeassignedasfollows:

"A"90pointsorabove|" B"80pointsto89points|" C"70pointsto79points

"D"65pointsto60points|" F"below60points|"I"incomplete

LatePolicy

Worksubmittedbeyondduedatewillnotbeaccepted.

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PaperReferencesAllresearchpapersreferencedabovearefoundonMyCoursesunder Readings

ResearchAreas

ThroughoutthecoursestudentsshouldbethinkingaboutHCIresearchareasandapplicationdomains,

e.g.,healthcare,education,bioinformatics,publicpolicy,etc.,ofinterest.Tofollowareafewexamples

ofHCIresearchareas,withanaddedgoaltoexpandthislistasthecourseprogresses:

o Usability

o Cognition

o Socialmediao Digitaltourism

o Physicalinterfaces

o Mobiledevicesandinterfaces

o Collaborationandtechnology

o Gamification

o Visualization

o Visualattentionandperception,e.g.,eyetracking

o Accessibility/adaptiveassistivetechnologyo [add your research area...]

CourseAssignmentsClassandTeamParticipationParticipationisbasedonin-class/myCoursesdiscussionsofarticlesandothermaterials.Teampeerreviewsareincludedinthisrequirement.

AssignmentsYouwillhavethreeindividualassignmentsduringthiscourse.EachassignmentisdesignedtoreinforcewhatyouhavelearnedinclassandprovidesafoundationforthefinalTeam

Project.Assignmentsinclude:

[Assignment1]ThePsychologyofEverydayThings

[Assignment2]AppliedTaskAnalysisandEthnographicPlanning

[Assignment3]SketchingUserExperiences

TeamProject/ResearchPaper:

Studentswillelecttodoateamprojectoraresearchpaper.Studentsworkingonaprojectwill

criticallyevaluatearesearchpaper.Studentswritingaresearchpaperwillcriticallyevaluateaproject.

TeamDeliverablesProject:Studentsselectingateamprojectareresponsibleforaconductingrobust

ethnographicinvestigation.Alldeliverableswillbegradedasateam.Theprojectwillenableyourteam

toobtainhands-onexperiencesinthefieldofHumanComputerInteraction.YourFinalProject

Presentationwillincludethefollowingdeliverables:

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[A]Context:Chooseanactivitytoinvestigate

[B]Observe:Recordvisitorbehaviors

[C]Interviews:Interviewvisitors

[D]Problems:Uncoverandidentifyusabilityproblems

[E]Persona:Createcontextuallyrelevantpersona

[F]Design:Createausecasescenario

Teamsof3-4studentswillcollaborateoncompletingalldeliverablesoftheteamproject.These

deliverableswillbecraftedthroughoutthequarter.Eachgroupshouldhaveasharedresponsibilityin

beingascribe,aleader,adesigner,andapresenterwhocancommunicateideasvisually,clearlyand

consistently.Yourteamwillnotbecompletelygradedoneachdeliverableuntilthefinalproject

deadline.OnememberofyourteamwillpostyourTeamProjectDeliverablestoyourteamsdropbox.

Failuretodeliverteamreportson-timewillimpactyourteamsparticipationgrade.

PosterSession Therewillbeapostersessionforyourmidterm.Teamsandauthorsareresponsiblefor

illustratingtheprogressofyourworkinasingleposter.Posterspecificationswillbeavailableon

MyCourses.YourpostershallexemplifyGestaltdesignprinciplesasdiscussedinourliteratureand

lectures.

FinalPresentationYourpresentation,includinggrammarandvisualsshouldbeclear,consistentand

professional.Examplesofclearpresentationswillbediscussedduringclass.Posterspecificationswillbe

availableonMyCourses.YourfinalpresentationshallexemplifyGestaltdesignprinciplesasdiscussedin

ourliteratureandlectures.

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