Human-Computer Interaction

COMP 3220 Human-Computer Interaction

Course Description
Human-computer interaction (HCI) is concerned with the joint performance of tasks by humans and machines. This course stresses the importance of good interfaces and the relationship of interface design to effective human interaction with computers. It is a fun course with interesting user interface design projects and concepts. Unlike a majority of other CS courses, this is NOT programming intensive. Among the topics studied are the design and evaluation of effective user interaction designs, including principles and guidelines for designing interactive systems. Additionally, much emphasis is given to the development process for user interaction designs as an integral, but different, part of interactive software development. User interaction development activities include requirements and task analysis, usability specifications, design, prototyping, and evaluation. It is a goal of this course to help students realize that user interface development is an ongoing process throughout the full product life cycle, and developing the human-computer interface is not something to be done at the last minute, when the "rest of the system" is finished. During the course the students will be involved with a real problem solving/software development project.

Instructor: Dr. habil. Alexander Nikov
Room: 417, Phone: 3117, Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 11-12

Teaching assistant:

Textbook

Dix A. et al., Human-Computer Interaction. Harlow, England: Prentice Hall, 2004,
ISBN-10: 0130461091

Pre-requisites: COMP2400 or COMP2500

Exam and Assignments Dates
Assignment1: Oct 24, assignment2: Nov 10, assigment3: Nov 19

Lecture Hours
Tuesday 2-4pm MSR, Wednesday 9-11am MSR

Course Evaluation
Project assignments (1+2+3) 70%, Final Exam 30%

Alexander Nikov COMP 3220 Human-Computer Interaction

Revised: 07 November 2007