Fall 2011
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:20 p.m., Room 322 Computer Science
Instructor: David Novick, Room 203 CS Building, novick@utep.edu, 747-6031
Overview: This course is an introduction to human-computer interaction, including: the theory of human-computer interaction; development methods for interfaces such as user-centered design, prototyping, and participatory design; evaluation and testing techniques, such as heuristic evaluation, the cognitive walkthrough, and usability testing; user-interface programming; and ethical and societal issues.
Course Materials
Recommended Reading
- Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design.
Jenifer Tidwell. O'Reilly, 2006.(link) - User-Centered Website Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach.
Daniel D. McCracken and Rosalee J. Wolfe. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. (link) - Building Interactive Systems.
Dan R. Olsen Jr. Course Technology, 2010.(link)
Online Resources
Assignments
- Assignment A, due August 25, 2011.
- Assignment B, due September 1, 2011.
- Assignment C, due September 13, 2011.
- Assignment D, due September 22, 2011.
- Release for Assignment D
- Assignment E, due September 29, 2011.
- Assignment F, due October 13, 2011.
- Assignment G, due October 20, 2011.
- Assignment H, due October 27, 2011.
- Assignment I, Part 1 due November 3, 2011.
- Assignment I, Part 2 due November 17, 2011.
Term Paper (Graduate students only)
- Term Research Paper (graduate students only)
- Grading rubric for topic assignment due September 15, 2011
- Grading rubric for outline assignment due October 6, 2011
- Grading rubric for term paper assignment due November 10, 2011
- Groups for presentations