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• Course Information
• Syllabus
• Course Schedule
• Group Project Description

Course Description (from the General Catalog):

Examines human factors in the software design and application process from the initial requirements to testing and implementation, with emphasis on designing the user interface.

Class Meeting Time and Location:

Monday and Wednesday 4:30 to 6:00 PM in the College of Computing, Room 101.

Instructor:

	Dr. Colin Potts
	Room: 267 College of Computing
	Phone: 894-5551
	Email: potts@cc.gatech.edu
	Office Hours: TBA

Teaching Assistant:

	Eugene Liang
	Room: I don't have one.
	Voice Mail: (404) 820-4235
	Email: eugene@cc.gatech.edu
	Office Hours: Email me for an appointment.

Objective:

By the end of the course you should have:

1. Learn the value of designing interactive systems for usability, have learned and applied techniques for analyzing user needs, sketching and prototyping an interface, justifying your design decisions, and evaluating the resulting design.

2. Be able to recognize different user interface styles and components and to be able to assess their applicability for supporting systems.

3. Learned some basic human factors psychology and be able to apply this knowledge in the design and criticism of interactive systems.

Textbook:

Preece, J. et al. Human-Computer Interaction, Addison-Wesley, 1994.

Assessment:

There are four components to your grade:

1. Group Project (40%): You will be in a group of four, and will be responsible for the design and evaluation of an interactive system prototype. Information about the project assignment can be found here. Individuals will receive a group grade which may be moved up or down depending on your colleagues' evaluation of your participation in the team effort.

2. Midterm (20%)

3. Final (30%)

4. Class Participation (10%): There are a number of ways in which to participate in the project, such as discussions in class and in the class newsgroup, taking notes for the class.

Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Readings	Slides
March 27	What is HCI? Introduction to course	Ch. 1 & 2
April 1	Principles of and methods for user-centered design	Ch. 17 & 18
April 3	Requirements gathering and task analysis	Ch. 19 & 20
April 8	Structured HCI and envisioning design	Ch. 21 & 22
April 10	Role of evaluation and usage data	Ch. 29 & 30
Group Project Part 1 - Questionnaire Design - Due on Friday, April 12th at noon
April 15	Light relief! User interface videos	None	None
April 18	Midterm	None	None
April 24	Predictive evaluation. Comparing methods. (Class starts at 4:45)	None
April 29	Supporting design. Guidelines	Ch. 23 & 24
Group Project Part 2 - Usability Evaluation - Due on Monday, April 29th at noon
May 1	Standards and metrics. Design rationale	Ch. 25 & 26
May 6	Prototyping and software support	Ch. 27 & 28
May 8	Perception & representation. Attention & memory constraints	Ch 4 & 5
May 13	Knowledge & mental models. Interface metaphors & conceptual models	Ch 6 & 7
Group Project Part 3 - Interface Design Mockup - Due on Monday, May 13th at noon
May 15	Input and output technology	Ch. 11 & 12
May 20	Interaction styles. Designing windowing systems	Ch. 13 & 14
May 22	User support & online information. Designing for collaborative Work. Virtual environments	Ch. 15 & 16
Group Project Part 4 - Assessing a Design and Debriefing - Due on Friday, May 24th at noon
May 27	No Class (Memorial Day)	None	None
May 29	Course Review	None	None

Group Project Description

• Part 1: Questionnaire Design (Due Friday, April 12, noon)
• Part 2: Usability Evaluation (Due: Monday, April 29, noon)
• Part 3: Interface Design Mockup (Due: Monday, May 13, noon)
• Part 4: Assessing a Design and Debriefing a Design Project (Due Friday, May 24, noon)

Last Modified: 29 APR 96 by Eugene Liang (eugene@cc.gatech.edu)