CSC112D / DMS103 Spring 2013
Class Hours: Tues/Thurs 4:50-6:05pm (CSB 209)
Office Hours: By appointment (Prof: CSB 614; TA: CSB 628)
Project Part 7 is due Tuesday!

Introduction to Human Computer Interaction

Description

In this course, you will learn the basic principles of human computer interaction and digital interfaces. You are not expected to have any programming knowledge.

Required Book

Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition) by Rogers, Sharp, and Preece

There is one copy of this book on reserve in the Carlson Library. You can also access the book online through the Safari collection. However, only 6 people can use this resource at a time, and you may have to try a few times before it works.

This course is based on the 3rd edition of the book, but we will not do any particular problems from the book. You can choose to use the 2nd edition, but you do so at your own risk. If there is something in the 3rd edition that is not in the 2nd, you are expected to know it. The 2nd edition of this book is available online through the Safari collection and through Books24x7.

Recommended Books

Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition) by Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale.
This text is a bit wordy, but is a good supplementary resource.

The Design of Everyday Things by Norman.
This is not actually a textbook, but instead is a pleasant read about the design of ... well ... everyday things like doors, phones, and refrigerators.

Props

Slides for this course are strongly based on those distributed by the publisher of the required textbook.

Content for this course, including grading guidelines, homeworks, and the structure of the final project, are based on courses at UCI, Georgia Tech, NOTT, Indiana, Brandeis, Tampa, UCSD, and U of R.