CPSC 481
Human Computer Interaction I: Principles and Design

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Part 1. Introduction 

• Introduction to the course and to human computer interaction

Part 2: Understanding users and their tasks 

• Task-centered system design 
• High level models of human behaviour (optional)

Part 3: Designing with the user 

• User centered design and Prototyping
• Evaluating Interfaces with Users: Qualitative Methods 
• Evaluating Interfaces with Users: Controlled Experiments (optional)

Part 4: Designing and building visual interfaces 

• Psychology of everyday things 
• Beyond screen design 
• Graphical screen design
• Visual Basic examples

Part 5: Principles for Design 

• Design principles and usability heuristics

Part 6: The Past and the Future 

• History of human computer interaction (optional)
• Visions of the future (optional)