1. Human Computer Interface
CSCD 487/587
Human Computer Interface
Winter 2013
Lecture 1
Course Overview

2. Contact Information
Instructor
Carol Taylor
315 CEB
Phone:
Office Hours:
M, W, F – 12 pm or other times I am in my office

3. Course Information Course number: Course Web Page CSCD 487/587

4. Motivation for this Class
Human Computer Interaction or HCI
Is finally a recognized, legitimate subject area of computer science
It has evolved from being a “touchy, feely” reluctantly practiced part of software development to a critical part of successful technical product development
There are few products produced that are successful that don't incorporate usability principles and seriously consider the target users in the product design

5. More Motivation for this Class
You are or will be creating products that others will use
Ask yourself .. what do you know about designing for people?
Do you know how people interact with technology? In general .. and what about certain groups, old vs young people?
Do you know how to involve people in the design process and then measure their response to improve the interface?

6. Motivation for Class
Have you, yourself been frustrated with the interface of a product?
Have you ever thought … even I could do better?

7. What you will Learn
1. Cognitive models and strengths and limitations of humans
How humans think, make decisions, use reason or not in relation to everyday experiences
What humans are or are not capable under different conditions
Leads into how errors happen and how interfaces do or do not help when humans need to make critical decisions

8. What you will Learn 2. Designing different types of interfaces
So many more than just GUI
Web
Touch
Shareable
Robotic
Haptic
Wearable
Command based

9. What you will Learn 3. Incorporating Users in the Design Process
Data gathering
Asking users for input
Observing users using products
Pilot studies
Surveys
Data Analysis
Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis

10. What you will Learn 4. User Centered Design
Requirements gathering for user centered design
What is user centered design
Putting users at the core or center of the entire design process
Process of conducting user-centered design as contrast to “normal” software engineering procedures

11. What you will Learn 5. Evaluation of User Interface
How to evaluate the interface with users
Experiments
Field studies
Usability testing
How to incorporate data into improving design

12. Class Activities Lectures Exercises Experiments Assignments Project
Fun exercises!!!
Experiments
Assignments
Project
You decide on a project or I will have one for you to re-design

13. Conclusions
This class will require more participation and self-direction than other classes
You will have more opportunity to choose what you want to learn
You will have a chance to do experimentation … on people and interfaces which again should be fun!
I believe you will gain a great deal from learning more about this topic

14. The End