COMP 3020: Human-Computer Interaction I

Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. Lecture topics and dates may vary

Date

Topic

Lecture Slides

Assignments

September 9

Introduction

Introduction

 

 

 

 

September 12

Interaction Paradigms

Interaction Paradigms

September 14

Usability Goals

Usability Goals

September 16

Usability Goals (continued)

see above

 

 

 

 

September 19

Design Principles Design Principles

September 21

Design Principles

Design Principles 2

September 23

Introduction to .NET

 

 

 

 

September 26

Users and Requirements

Users and Requirements

September 28

Data Gathering

Data Gathering

September 30

Scenarios and Task Analysis

Scenarios and Task Analysis

 

 

 

 

October 3

Scenarios and Task Analysis

Input Devices

October 5

Input and Output Devices

Output and Graphics Abstractions

October 7

Events

Events

Assignment 1 Due

 

 

 

 

October 10

Thanksgiving (No Class)

 

October 12

Drawing

Drawing

October 14

Prototyping

Prototyping

 

 

 

 

October 17

Prototyping

Prototyping 2

October 19

Midterm

October 21

In-class experiment

 

 

 

 

 

October 24

Prototyping

Prototyping 3

October 26

Human abilities: Vision, Memory and Cognition

Vision

October 28

Human abilities: Vision, Memory and Cognition

Memory and Cognition

 

 

 

 

October 31

Visual Design

Visual Design

November 2

Layout

November 4

Layout Layout

Assignment 2 Due

 

 

 

 

November 7

Input

Input

November 9

Input

Input (Part II)

November 11

Rememberance Day (no class)

 

 

 

 

November 14

Input

Input (Part III)

November 16

MVC

MVC

November 18

Evaluation

MVC (continued)

 

 

 

 

November 21

Evaluation

Evaluation

November 23

Evaluation

Analytical Evaluation

November 25

Evaluation

Analytical Evaluation (with recap)

 

 

 

 

November 28

Evaluation

Observing Users

User Testing

Assignment 3 Due

November 30

Evaluation

User Testing 2

December 2

Intro to HCI research

 

 

 

 

December 5

Evaluation

Experiments

December 7

Exam Review

Exam Review

Assignment 4 Due