CS 420620 HumanComputer Interaction Fall 2015 Course Syllabus

CS 420/620 Human-Computer Interaction Fall 2015 Course Syllabus August 25, 2015 1

Outline l l l l The Instructor The Students The Course The Texts Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme Policies Tentative Schedule 2

The Instructor. l Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 l Telephone 784 -4613 l E-mail dascalus@cse. unr. edu l Web-site www. cse. unr. edu/~dascalus l Office hours: l Ø Thursday 4: 00 – 5: 00 pm (all) Ø Thursday 5: 00 – 5: 30 pm (grad students) or by appointment or chance 3

. The Instructor l Sergiu Dascalu Ph. D, Dalhousie U. , Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 l Teaching and research at UNR, 2002 -present (software engineering, HCI) l Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, 1993 -2001 (software engineering focus) l Teaching and research at the University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, 1984 -1995 (RT embedded systems focus) l Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romania l 4

The Students Registered: 27 undergraduate students (CS 420) 9+3 graduate students (CS 620) Prerequisite: CS 302 Data Structures 5

The Course. l Classroom: SEM- 344 TR 2: 30 - 3: 45 pm l Catalog Description: Lecture + Lab: 3 + 0; Credit(s): 3 Usability goals, design principles, design processes, prototyping, interface metaphors, interaction styles, interaction devices, software tools, evaluation paradigms and techniques, user manuals, collaborative work, information visualization. Prerequisite: CS 302 Data Structures. 6

. The Course l Outline: This course examines topics related to developing and evaluating user interfaces for interactive computer systems. Topics covered include usability goals and principles, user interface design principles, managing development processes, interface metaphors, interaction styles, interaction devices, software tools, user interface builders, evaluation paradigms and techniques, usability testing, user manuals, tutorials, computersupported collaborative work, information search, and information visualization. 7

The Texts. Required textbook: Ben Schneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Maxine Cohen, Steven Jacobs, Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 5 th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2009 ISBN 978 -0 -321 -53735 -5 (or 0 -321 -53735 -1) l Recommended books l l A list will be provided soon by the instructor 8

. The Texts l Lecture notes: l Presentations by the instructor l Notes you take in the classroom l Material (papers, tutorials, etc. ) that will be indicated later by the instructor 9

Initial WWW Pointers l Required textbook’s related website (Schneiderman et al, 2009): http: //www. aw. com/DTUI l Gary Perlman’s HCI bibliography: http: //hcibib. org/ 10

Grading Scheme. . l Grading scheme for CS 420 students (tentative) l Assignments 15% l Presentations 7% l Midterm tests 35% l Project 38% l Class participation 5% Ø TOTAL 100% 11

. Grading Scheme. l Grading scheme for CS 620 students (tentative) l Assignments + essay 18% l Presentations 7% l Midterm tests 32% l Project & paper 40% l Class participation 3% Ø TOTAL 100% 12

. . Grading Scheme Passing conditions (all must be met): l 50% overall & l 50% in tests & l 50% in project [and paper] & l 50% in assignments, presentations, and class participation l For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation, and at least 60% in tests l There are no make-up tests or homework in this course l Note that poor class participation can significantly affect your grade l 13

Grading Scale l Numerical-letter grade correspondence l l l A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF 90 -100 87 - 89 83 - 86 78 - 82 75 - 77 71 - 74 66 - 70 63 - 65 60 - 62 55 - 59 50 - 54 < 50 [maximum 100] 14

CS 620 vs. CS 420 For full details, please see the handout given out today l In short, grad students enrolled in CS 620 will have extra work (as compared to CS 420) as follows: l An extra book reading assignment l Lower weight assignments l A project-based paper l A longer class presentation l Midterm exams will have an extra question each l 15

Policies l Late submission policy: l l l Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days No late days for presentations and test Example: a 90/100 worth assignment gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0. 9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0. 8 = 72) 16

Policies Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material l Specify references used l Do not plagiarize (see next slide) l 17

Policies l Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty: www. unr. edu/stsv/acdispol. html 18

Policies l Academic success services: Your student fees cover usage of the Math Center (784 -4433 or www. unr. edu/mathcenter/), Tutoring Center (784 -6801 or www. unr. edu/tutoring/), and University Writing Center (784 -6030 or http: //www. unr. edu/writing_center/. These centers support your classroom learning; it is your responsibility to take advantage of their services. Keep in mind that seeking help outside of class is the sign of a responsible and successful student. 19

Policies l Disability statement: If you have a disability for which you will need to request accommodations, please contact me or someone at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services 107), as soon as possible. 20

Policies l Statement on audio and video recording: Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy. This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor. In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions. Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded. 21

Tentative Schedule. Week # Dates (T, R) Contents 1 Aug 25, 27 Lectures, Students’ introduction 2 Sep 01, 03 Lectures, A#1 given 3 Sep 08, 10 Lectures Presentations draw (all), A#2 given A#1 due 4 Sep 15, 17 Lecture presentations by students (#1) 5 Sep 22, 24 Lecture presentations by students (#1), A#3 given A#2 due 6 Sep 29, Oct 01 Lectures, Essay given 7 Oct 06, 08 Lecture presentations by students (round #1) P#1 given, A#3 due 22

. Tentative Schedule 8 Oct 13, 15 Lectures 9 Oct 20, 22 Lecture, P#2 given P#1 due Midterm #1 (October 22) 10 Oct 27, 29 Lecture presentations by students (round #1) 11 Nov 03, 05 Lectures, P#3 given, Paper given, P#2 due 12 Nov 10, 12 Presentations by students (round #2) 13 Nov 17, 19 Lecture Midterm #2 (November 19) 14 Nov 24, - Presentations by students (round #2) Essay due 15 Dec 01, 03 Presentations by students (round #2) 16 Dec 08, - Lecture, P#3 due & demos (Dec 10 & 11), Paper due (Dec 23 15)

Next class l Students’ introduction: l CS 420: talk about 1 minute about yourself l CS 620: prepare few slides for a 3 -minute presentation about yourself l More on the need for HCI & short videos 24 24