CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview Lecture # 0 Gabriel Spitz 1

Who Am I Gabriel Spitz BA, Psychology, NYU MSIE, SUNY Buffalo Sc.D, Behavioral Sciences, Technion, Israel Principal Human Akamai, Inc UX Design, Customer Experience, Research, Previously, LiveData, Aptima, Wang, BBN, MITRE I am Human Factors Engineer & User Interface Designer (UX) Gabriel Spitz 2

Contact Information Phone Office hours By appointment If needed M W 7:45-8:15 pm in class Lectures’ Website Gabriel Spitz 3

Course Objectives – Understand Understand what is a good UI Goals and criteria of good UI Learn how to develop a usable and useful UI UI design process Become sensitized to poor UI UI Design issues Gabriel Spitz 4

Our Design Objectives Create a positive and rewarding user experience when using technology Design technology with users’ work activity in mind focus on designs that will enable individuals to be: Productive - Do the work they need to do and beyond Efficient – Do it in a way that will save them time and effort Effective – Do it with minimal or no errors Safe – Do it with no harm Happy - Gabriel Spitz 5

Course Requirements Three interface design and evaluation projects (60%) Quizzes (30%) Class attendance and participation (10%) Gabriel Spitz 6

Course Books Recommended Garett, J, J., 2003, The Elements of User Experience, User Centered Design for the Web, New Riders publication(Paperback) Norman, D.A., 2013, The Design Of Everyday Things. New York, NY, Doubleday 2013 Web site Gabriel Spitz 7