[HCI] 0. Course Introduction

Course Information

• Instructor
  • Prof. Lee
• Textbook
  • Handouts & Reading Assignments
• Other Readings (If you want to know more…)
  • Alan Dix & Janet Finlay , “Human Computer Interaction, 3rd Ed.,” Prentice Hall, 2003.
• Grading Policy
  • Midterm (30%), Final Project (40%), HWs (20%), Attnd. (10%)
  • Or TBA…

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Human, Computer, & Interaction
• Principles of HCI
• HCI Development Methodology
• Utilizing Computer Systems for HCI
• HCI Tools

What is HCI?

• The study of how people interact with computers and to what extent computers are or are not developed for successful interaction with human beings.
• ACM SIGCHI definition of HCI (1992)
  • “Human-computer interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them”

What fields does HCI cover?

• Computer Science
• Psychology (cognitive)
• Communication
• Education
• Anthropology
• Design (e.g. graphic and industrial)

HCI Tools

• Sound
• 3D
• Animation
• Video
• Devices
  • Size (small->very large)
  • Portable (PDA, phone)
  • Plasticity
• Context sensitive/aware
• Personalizable
• Ubiquitous

Course Organization

• This course is a 50% online course. Most online lectures will be given after midterm.
• All assignments are stepping-stones for the project
• Grading for assignments and the project will be done in terms of functional or operational aspects, not aesthetic points of view