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CPSC 481
Foundations of HCI

Contents for CPSC 481
These pages provide a detailed description of the undergraduate Computer Science course: CPSC 481: Foundations and Principles of Human Computer Interaction. See Calendar description
Course administration	Course description Diagrammatic overview: The interface design and usability engineering process Schedule
Overall term grades: Hyperlink Information about the final exam: Hyperlink
Acknowledgements: These notes were originally based on the set created by Saul Greenberg See www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~saul/481
Topics and overheads	Part 1. Overview Introduction to the Course and to HCI Part 2: Understanding users and their tasks Task-Centered System Design Part 3: Designing with the user User Centered Design and Prototyping Introduction to Usability Evaluating Interfaces with Users: Qualitative Methods Part 4: Designing visual interfaces Beyond Screen Design Psychology of Everyday Things Graphical Screen Design Part 5: Principles for Design and evaluation Design Principles and Usability Heuristics Part 6: Beyond single user systems (to be covered if there is sufficient time) Groupware and CSCW Part 7: The Past and the Future (to be covered if there is sufficient time) The History of Human-Computer Interaction Visions of the future
Assignments	Task centered design and prototyping Usability studies System redesign, implementation, and evaluation
Information about group evaluations	Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3
Teaching assistants	Lab Materials
Resources	Literature Resources Video Resources

Contents for CPSC 481