SWE 632 User Interface Design and Development Welcome to SWE 632 User Interface Design and Development

Learning Objectives Students will learn knowledge of what constitutes a usable human-computer interface Students will learn how to evaluate the usability of human-computer interfaces Quantitatively and qualitatively Students will learn specific design techniques for designing usable human-computer interfaces Students will develop the skills to develop an interface that has high usability that is appropriate for the users Students will develop : Critical thinking skills Divergent, creative, problem solving skills Collaboration skills 7-Nov-19 © Offutt

Class Overview Class URL : http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~offutt/classes/632/ Contact info, TA Objective : How to build software people can use Readings : Posted in schedule Exams : Midterm and final, closed-book, in class Evaluations : Five user interfaces—written reports Project : Build a small user interface—more details second week Multiple milestones through the semester 7-Nov-19 © Offutt

You can, but I advise against it. Prerequisites SWE 619 or (CS 540 & CS 571 for CS students) Discrete math and programming, OO concepts (abstraction, what before how) General software engineering Intent : Prerequisites define what you need to know before taking a class to succeed in the class Not knowing that material means you are taking the class “at risk” That is your responsibility GMU’s registration system allows you to register for any VSE class Please do not ask if you “can take the class without the prerequisites” … the question does not compute. You can, but I advise against it. 7-Nov-19 © Offutt

Schedule URL : http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~offutt/classes/632/sched.html Please read the assigned readings before class Slides, evaluations and project notes posted before class If I update slides from what’s there, I will add a “new” image to the slides Handouts and notes are there for your benefit and entertainment 7-Nov-19 © Offutt

Discussion Board Use All 632 students will be able to register for a Piazza account I sent invitations for piazza to your Mason email account If you did not get it, let me know Joining the discussions will count towards your grade Questions should be posted to an appropriate thread Answered by instructor or TA Questions and answers available for all to see 7-Nov-19 © Offutt

In the past, usually about 50% As and 40% Bs Grading Policy 20% : Participation 20% : Assignments & Evaluations 30% : Project 30% : Final – closed book, in-class, comprehensive > 90% : definitely an A or A- (possibly slightly lower) > 80% : definitely a B or A (possibly slightly lower) > 70% : definitely a C, B or A (possibly slightly lower) Only one A+ — the top grade in the class In the past, usually about 50% As and 40% Bs 7-Nov-19 © Offutt