Computer Science 321.001

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Fall 2007

TR 2:00-3:15PM

Engineering Building 0011

Instructor: Bill White

Engineering Building 3041

(618)650-3483

wwhite@siue.edu

Office Hours:

MW 8-11:30AM, 12:30-3PM,

and by Appointment!

Course Description:

Design of interactions between people and computers. Interface design, conceptual models, design methods, software evaluation, and ethical concerns. Software design project.

Prerequisites: CS 275.

Course Objectives:
To study the theory and methods of the design of interactions between people and computers, to learn and practice methods of conceptual modeling, to learn and practice techniques of participatory and customer-centered design, and to discuss the ethical and social responsibilities of computer professionals.
Textbooks:

Interaction Design (2nd Edition) by Helen Sharp, Yvonne Rogers, and Jenny Preece	About Face 3 by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin

COMPUTER SCIENCE 321.001 - TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
Date	Topic	Reading Assignment	Assignment Due
Tuesday, 8/21/07	Design Principles	Interaction Design 1
Thursday, 8/23/07	Interaction	Interaction Design 2
Tuesday, 8/28/07	Cognition	Interaction Design 3
Thursday, 8/30/07	Collaboration & Affective Aspects	Interaction Design 4-5	Individual Design #1
Tuesday, 9/4/07	Interfaces	Interaction Design 6
Thursday, 9/6/07	Ethnography	Interaction Design 7
Tuesday, 9/11/07	Data Analysis	Interaction Design 8
Thursday, 9/13/07	Design Process	Interaction Design 9	Individual Design #2
Tuesday, 9/18/07	Requirements Gathering	Interaction Design 10
Thursday, 9/20/07	Prototyping	Interaction Design 11
Tuesday, 9/25/07	Evaluation	Interaction Design 12-13
Thursday, 9/27/07	Usability Testing	Interaction Design 14-15	Team Design #1
Tuesday, 10/2/07	Exam #1 (Interaction Design Chapters 1-15)
Thursday, 10/4/07	Goal-Directed Design & Models	About Face 1-2
Tuesday, 10/9/07	Understanding Users & Their Needs	About Face 3-4
Thursday, 10/11/07	Personas & Goals	About Face 5	Team Design #2
Tuesday, 10/16/07	Scenarios & Design Validation	About Face 6-7
Thursday, 10/18/07	Design Patterns & Posture	About Face 8-9
Tuesday, 10/23/07	Orchestration, Flow, & Navigation	About Face 10-11	Design Project Part 1
Thursday, 10/25/07	Consideration, Affordances, & Aesthetics	About Face 12-14
Tuesday, 10/30/07	Searching, Undoing, & Saving	About Face 15-17
Thursday, 11/1/07	Data Entry & Direct Manipulation	About Face 18-19	Design Project Part 2
Tuesday, 11/6/07	Windows, Controls, & Menus	About Face 20-22
Thursday, 11/8/07	Toolbars, Dialogs, & Errors	About Face 23-25
Tuesday, 11/13/07	Designing for Different Needs	About Face 26	Design Project Part 3
Thursday, 11/15/07	Exam #2 (About Face Chapters 1-26)
Tuesday, 11/20/07