Spring 2005

CS125a - Human-Computer Interaction

Class: Tuesday and Friday 1:30 - 3pm, Pollack 1

The new classroom is Pollack 1 auditorium.
The building is circled on this map

Instructor - Richard Alterman; Office: Volen 212, x6-2703, <alterman@cs.brandeis.edu>
Office Hours: Tuesday 3-4pm and Friday 11-12noon; or by appointment

TA - Svetlena Taneva; Office: Volen 134, x6-2729, <svet@cs.brandeis.edu>
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12-2pm.

Johann Larusson; Office: Volen 134, x6-2729, <johann@cs.brandeis.edu>
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2-4pm.

Grading

Two in-class exams:	40% total
Lab projects:	50% total
Class participation:	10%

Readings

Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
Authors: Jenny Preece, Helen Sharp, Yvonne Rogers
Publication Date: January 2002
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
The textbook is on reserve at the science library.

Norman, D. The Psychopoathology of Everday Things

Project handounts

Links to screenshots and storyboards from the Brandeis class registration system:
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Assignment 1 - due January 31st at 12noon.

Assignment 2 -due February 17th at 12noon
Screenshot from CEDAR (For question 3 in Assignment 2)
Answer sheet for assignment 2

Term Project

Description of term project.

Part 1: Project Proposal (Due Wednesday, March 9, Noon) - Get template (doc) (pdf)
Part 2: Needs, Requirements, Prototype (Due Monday March 28, Noon) - Get template (doc) (pdf)
Part 3: Evaluation Plan (Due Monday, April 11, Noon) - (doc) (pdf)
Get an example of the consent form here - Get form
Part 4: Asking & Testing (Due Monday, May 2nd, Noon) - (doc) (pdf)

Examples of good term projects

Example 1
Example 2
Example 3

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1 - Interaction Design
Lecture 2 - Understanding Users
Lecture 3 - Social Mechanisms in Communication and Collaboration
Josh's slides - Presentation about CEDAR
Lecture 4 - Agents
Textbook's slides on Affect
Review slides for exam 1 PDF PPT
Lecture slides on Identifying needs an establishing requirements
Lecture slides on Evaluation Plans
Lecture slides on Observing users
Review slides for exam 2 PDF (6 per page)
Review slides for exam 2 PDF (1 per page)

Class Schedule

Important Dates

1/14	First day of class
2/21-2/25	No Classes
3/25	No Class
4/22	Last Class
4/25-4/29	Break
5/2	Term project due
5/3-5/13	Final Exams

Tentative Schedule of due dates and lectures can be found here

Section	Units	Topics	Readings
Background	Interaction Design	Process Usability goals User experience Design & Usability principles	Chapter 1
	Conceptualizing Interaction	Conceptual Models Interface metaphors Interaction Paradigms	Chapter 2
	Users	Cognition Conceptual Frameworks	Chapter 3
	Collaboration & Communication	Conversation Coordination Awareness Ground Conceptual Frameworks	Chapter 4
	Affect	Expressive interfaces User frustration Virtual characters	Chapter 5
Design Process	Process	Overview Lifecycle	Chapter 6
	Needs & Requirements	Data gathering Interpretation Task Description Task Analysis	Chapter 7
	Prototyping & Modeling	Conceptual models Scenarios Prototypes Guidelines for physical design Predictive Models	Chapter 8 Section 14.5
	User Centered Approaches	Coherence Contextual design Participatory design	Chapter 9
Evaluation	Overview	HutchWorld case study	Chapter 10
	Evaluation Framework	Interviewing Questionnaires Experts Walkthroughs User testing Experimental design Data Collection and analysis	Chapter 11 Chapter 13 Chapter 14
	Observing Users	Ethnography Video Tape technology Analysis and Interpretation	Chapter 12