CPSC 581 - Human Computer Interaction II

This second undergraduate course in Human Computer Interaction concentrates on having students acquire skills in creative aspects of Interaction Design. It is an unusual course for computer science as it somewhat follows the structure of a design studio: students mostly learn by doing vs. listening to lectures.

Course
description

Advanced topics and applications in human computer interaction, with emphasis on developing skills for designing highly interactive human-computer interfaces.

Prerequisites

Computer Science 481, and
Permission of the instructor

Prospective students

Information that you should read about how to get into this course

Schedule

Main events and deliverables will be recorded on the Schedule.

Class Time

Classes and labs are contiguous: you are expected to go to both.
Monday, Wednesday

10:00 - 11:15 (class)
11:15 - 12:15 (lab)

What you have to buy

Course handouts (sold at near-cost prices)
Sketchbook (I will recommend one to you in class)
Portfolio materials
Prototyping supplies

Projects

*Topic*	Tools
Single display groupware	SDG Toolkit
Information visualization	EPS Toolkit
Distributed Groupware	Community Bar
Physical user interfaces	Phidgets

Grading

Your Sketchbook - 10%
Your Portfolio - 10%
Project Exercises - 80%

Resources

Course handouts and readings - updated as needed
Developer Cookbook - software and examples for tools we will use
ACM Digital Library and HCI Bibliography- digital archives of papers

Exercises

For credit	No credit
20% Designing single display groupware 20% Designing media items 20% Designing physical user interfaces 20% Designing elastic presentations

Presentations

This year

Older presentation

Introduction
The Sketchbook
Single display groupware
Notifications (also as Pdf)
CRAP contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity
Physical User Interfaces

Student Site

The student site is where you will put all your completed works.