CS 4750 Section B

Summer 2003

    Office: 389 CRB

    Phone: 385-0884

    Best way to reach me: kurzmiATcc.gatech.edu

    Office hours: by appointment in my office.

    Office:  246A CRB

    Phone:  404-385-1101

    Email:  hrichterAT cc.gatech.edu

    Office hours:  Wednesdays 2-3pm in my office, or by appointment.  I will move office hours to CoC if requested.

This course will teach you about the importance of the human-computer interface in software design and development, and techniques to accomplish good design.

Students are responsible for the assigned readings and will be required to participate in discussion. Students will be required to hand in homework assignments and to work on a group project, please refer to the attached schedule for the respective due dates. A final exam will be given at the end of the term.

There is no room in the schedule to fall behind in either reading or assignments. Students are expected to adhere to the Student Honor Code, a copy of which can be found at: www.honor.gatech.edu/honorcode.html

    assignments & class participation: 25%

    group project: 50%

    final exam: 25%

Norman, D. A. (2002). The design of everyday things. New York: Basic Book.

Preece, J., Rogers, Y., & Sharp, H. (2002). Interaction design: Beyond human-computer interaction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.

Additional required readings will be handed out in class.

Date	Topic	Reading	Assignments & Project
5/12	Introduction, history & visions
5/14	Affordances & conceptual models	Norman preface & chapter 1
5/16	Constraints and creativity	Norman chapter 4
5/19	Information representation	[read ahead]	Assignment 1 due
5/21		Preece chapter 1
5/23		Preece chapter 2
5/26	MEMORIAL DAY	NO CLASS
5/28		Waldrop chapter 6
5/30	American Museum of Papermaking	Preece chapter 3
6/2		[read ahead]
6/4		Norman chapter 3
6/6		Preece chapter 4	Assignment 2 due
6/9		[read ahead]
6/11		Preece chapter 5
6/13		White chapter 2	Project proposal due
6/16	Kiosk task	[read ahead]	In-class assignment
6/18		Preece chapter 6
6/20		Preece chapter 7
6/23		[read ahead]	Assignment 3 due
6/25		Preece chapter 8
6/27		Norman chapter 6
6/30		[read ahead]
7/2		Preece chapter 9	Design proposals due
7/4	INDEPENDENCE DAY	NO CLASS
7/7		[read ahead]
7/9		Preece chapters 10/11
7/11		Preece chapters 12/13
7/14		[read ahead]
7/16		Preece chapters 14
7/18		Preece chapters 15
7/21
7/23	Project presentations		Group project due
7/25	Project presentations