Spring Semester, 2015
The final project report (8-12 pages in ACM Conference Format) will also require
the design of an evaluation procedure for refining the resulting
interface. The in-class presentations of project progress will be
about 10 minutes long and the final presentation on the project will
be approximately 20 minutes long and include a demo of your working
system.
Project grades will be determined by both the instructor's review of the
project and student's description of their and other member's work.
Programming for projects:
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Students
List of studentsCourse description
This class provides an overview of the research and practices of
human-computer interaction, its history and techniques. This course
will cover (1) development processes, (2) interaction mechanisms, (3)
psychology and human factors, and (4) emerging technologies.
Prerequisites
Students should have a basic knowledge of programming complex systems
and be able to learn new software tools on their own.
Schedule
Approximate class schedule, presenter and discussant list 1, presenter and discussant list 2Assignments
List of assignmentsGrading
Short assignments 5%
Class participation 15%
Pop quizes 40%
Team project 40%
Grades will be on a 10 point scale: 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, and <60 = F.
Class participation
Most class periods will include a discussion of reading materials. One
student will be selected to present a brief overview of each paper and
another student will be assigned to have discussion questions ready
and lead discussion. All students are expected to have done the
readings and be able to participate in discussions. Keep up with the
readings so you will do well on the pop quizzes! If you do not keep
up with the readings, this is likely to damage your grade!Team Project
Students will form 3 to 5-person teams and define a semester project or select
one from a list of existing ideas. There will be three preliminary progress
reports for the projects emphasizing particular phases of the interface
design process:
(1) identifying a topic, determining cognitive and social issues,
and determining an approach,
(2) creating an initial system design and mock-up, and
(3) instantiating the design in a prototype implementation.
done in language and operating system of your choice on
machines to which you have access. General Note on Assignments
Important: All reports are to be printed on a word processor or typed
(no handwritten assignments will be accepted). All writing should be
the work of the student -- any text taken from other sources needs to
be quoted and referenced. It is expected that students will correct
grammar and spelling -- these are grounds to deduct from your
grade. (i.e. Use a spelling checker and reread what you write before
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All students are expected to attend and participate every class.
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