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InstructorandCourseInformation OfficeHours
Name:C.Beaton When:byappointment
Classroom:GOL-2690 Where:70-2621orSkype(profbeaton)
E-mail:[email protected] Cell(textonly)585-281-6162
ContactInformation:
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mayalsorequestanappointment.
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NOTcall.Textonly.Pleasestateyournameand
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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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