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 for the semester Fall'02
See www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~sheelagh/courses/481/index.html

Credits: Closely based on pervious CPSC 481: Foundations of HCI as created by Saul Greenberg
See www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~saul/481/index.html

Course
administration

Course description
Diagrammatic overview: The interface design and usability engineering process
Schedule

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; 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: Design Principles and Usability Heuristics
Part 6: The Past and the Future (time permitting): History of Human Computer Interaction; Visions of the Future

Assignments

Note: the assignments are subject to change.

Teaching
assistants

Lab Materials

Resources

Example VB Programs

Related
items

Publications describing this course:
Greenberg, S. (1996) Teaching Human Computer Interaction to Programmers.

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 for the semester Fall'02 See www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~sheelagh/courses/481/index.html Credits: Closely based on pervious CPSC 481: Foundations of HCI as created by Saul Greenberg See www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~saul/481/index.html
Course administration	Course description Diagrammatic overview: The interface design and usability engineering process Schedule
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 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 Design Principles and Usability Heuristics Part 6: The Past and the Future (time permitting) History of Human Computer Interaction Visions of the Future
Assignments	Task centered design and prototyping Usability studies System redesign, implementation, and evaluation Note: the assignments are subject to change.
Teaching assistants	Lab Materials
Resources	Example VB Programs
Related items	Publications describing this course: Greenberg, S. (1996) Teaching Human Computer Interaction to Programmers. long version [Html] or [Adobe Pdf], ACM Interactions, July/August, 1996 short version [Html] or [Adobe Pdf], ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, March, 1996.