Schedule: CSE 4663 / 6663 Human-Computer Interaction

All future dates and assignments are tentative except for the final exam date.  I will adjust this schedule as the semester progresses.

Week Monday Class Wednesday Class Readings
1 Aug 16, 18 (class not yet started) Course Overview and Syllabus
Lecture: Introduction to HCI		  
2 Aug 23, 25 Project #1 assigned
Lecture: Introduction to HCI (con't)
Lecture: Working in a Group
 Lecture: Principles of HCI
 - As We May Think
- Ultimate Display
- S&P Chapter 1
3 Aug 30,
Sept 1		 Project #1 interface choice due
Lecture: Intro to HCI Design
 Lecture: Intro to HCI Design (con't)
Homework #1 out: Journal
 - S&P Chapter 2
4 Sept 6, 8 Labor Day (no class) Project #1 preliminary design due
 - S&P Chapter 3
5 Sept 13, 15 Lecture: Requirements Analysis Project #1 final design due
 - Case Study: Virtual Science Fair
- R&C Chapter 1
6 Sept 20, 22 Lecture: Activity Design
Project #2 assigned		 Homework #1 due - R&C Chapter 2
7 Sept 27, 29 Midterm Exam Project #2 interface choice due
Lecture: Information Design		  
8 Oct 4, 6 Lecture: Information Design (con't)
Lecture: Interaction Design		 Project #2 due: requirements analysis and activity design  
9 Oct 11, 13 Fall Break (no class)    
10 Oct 18, 20 Lecture: Interaction Design (con't) Project #2 due: information and interaction design  
11 Oct 25, 27 Lecture: Prototyping    
12 Nov 1, 3 Lecture: Evaluation Lecture: Evaluation (con't) - S&P Chapter 4
13 Nov 8, 10 Project #2 due: evaluation and final design
Project #3 assigned		 Project #3 interface choice due  
14 Nov 15, 17 Project #3 due: requirements analysis and activity design Activity: Everyday Things - S&P Chapter 5
- S&P Chapter 6
- S&P Chapter 8
15 Nov 22, 24 Project #3 due: information and interaction design
(due 11 pm Dec 2) 		Thanksgiving (no class)  
16 Nov 29,
Dec 1		   Project #3 due: evaluation and final design
(Due 11 pm Dec 2)		  
Thursday, Dec 2, 11 pm:
• Project 3 Information and Interaction Design Due
• Project 3 Evaluation and Final Design Due
• Project 3 CATME Due (-5 out of 50 to individual grade if not done)
16 Dec 7 Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec 7, 3–6 pm, Butler 104

Readings are from the following texts:

  • Ben Schneiderman, Catherine Plaisant (2010), "Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction", 5th edition, Addison-Wesley, Boston.
  • Mary Beth Rosson, John M. Carroll (2002), "Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction", Morgan-Kaufmann, San Francisco.
Last modified: August 06, 2012