SYST 469 Human Computer Interaction. Prerequisite: IT/STAT 250, IT 108, Covers the principles of human-computer interaction, including information processing design, cognitive models, ergonomics, and design metaphors. Students will learn to evaluate interface design in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and cost. Students who receive credit for SYST 470 may not receive credit for this course.
Instructor: Bill Killam, MA CHFP
Room: Innovation Hall 132
Day/Time: Wednesday evenings 4:30-7:10
Office Hours: By Appointment
| Week 1 | 31-Aug | What is interaction design? (Ch. 1) |
| Week 2 | 7-Sep | Understanding and conceptualizing interaction (Ch. 2) |
| Week 3 | 14-Sep | Understanding users (Ch. 3) |
| Week 4 | 21-Sep | Design process (Ch. 6) |
| Week 5 | 28-Sep | Establishing requirements (Ch. 7) |
| Week 6 | 5-Oct | Prototyping (Ch. 8) and Review for midterm exam |
| Week 7 | 12-Oct | Mid-Term Exam |
| Week 8 | 19-Oct | Mid-Term Review and User-centered approaches to interaction design (Ch. 9) |
| Week 9 | 26-Oct | Introducing evaluation (Ch. 10) & Evaluation framework (Ch. 11) |
| Week 10 | 2-Nov | User testing and experiments (Ch. 14 to page 448) - Asking users and experts (Ch. 13) |
| Week 11 | 9-Nov | Designing for collaboration and communication (Ch. 4) |
| Week 12 | 16-Nov | Student Presentations |
| Week 13 | 23-Nov | Break |
| Week 14 | 30-Nov | Student Presentations and Review for Final Exam |
| Week 15 | 7-Dec | Final Exam (only on material after the mid?term) |
Text: Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction Preece, Rogers, & Sharp
Project: Usability Test Team Project
| Homework | 10% |
|---|---|
| Project | 30% |
| Midterm | 30% |
| Final | 30% |