cs 420/620 human-computer interaction

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CS 420/620Human-Computer Interaction

Fall 2012 Fall 2012 Course SyllabusCourse Syllabus

August 28, 2012August 28, 2012

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Outline The Instructor The Students The Course The Texts Initial WWW Pointers Grading Scheme Policies Tentative Schedule

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The Instructor.The Instructor.Sergiu Dascalu

Room SEM-236Telephone 784-4613E-mail dascalus@cse.unr.eduWeb-site www.cse.unr.edu/~dascalusOffice hours:

Tuesday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (all) Thursday 3:45 – 4:30 pm (grad students)

or by appointment or chance

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.The Instructor Sergiu DascaluSergiu Dascalu

PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNR,Teaching and research at UNR,

2002-present (software engineering, HCI)2002-present (software engineering, HCI) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, Teaching and research at Dalhousie University,

1993-2001 (software engineering focus)1993-2001 (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at the University Teaching and research at the University

Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, 1984-1995 Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, 1984-1995 (RT embedded systems focus)(RT embedded systems focus)

Consultant for software development Consultant for software development companies in Canada and Romaniacompanies in Canada and Romania

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The Students

Registered:Registered:1818 undergraduate students (CS 420)undergraduate students (CS 420)8 graduate students (CS 620)8 graduate students (CS 620)

PrerequisitePrerequisite:: CS 302 Data Structures CS 302 Data Structures

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The Course.The Course. Classroom: Classroom:

SEM- 347 SEM- 347 TR 2:30 - 3:45 pmTR 2:30 - 3:45 pm

Catalog DescriptionCatalog Description: : Lecture + Lab: 3 + 0; Credit(s): 3

Usability goals, design principles, design processes, prototyping, interface metaphors, interaction styles, interaction devices, software tools, evaluation paradigms and techniques, user manuals, collaborative work, information visualization. Prerequisite: CS 302 Data Structures.

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.The Course.The Course OutlineOutline:: This course examines topics related to

developing and evaluating user interfaces for interactive computer systems. Topics covered include usability goals and principles, user interface design principles, managing development processes, interface metaphors, interaction styles, interaction devices, software tools, user interface builders, evaluation paradigms and techniques, usability testing, user manuals, tutorials, computer-supported collaborative work, information search, and information visualization.

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The Texts. Required textbook:

Ben Schneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Maxine Cohen, Steven Jacobs, Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2009ISBN 978-0-321-53735-5 (or 0-321-53735-1)

Recommended books A list will be provided soon by the instructor

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.The Texts

Lecture notes:Presentations by the instructorNotes you take in the classroom

Material (papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor

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Initial WWW Pointers

Required textbook’s related website (Schneiderman et al, 2009):http://www.aw.com/DTUI

Gary Perlman’s HCI bibliography:http://hcibib.org/

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Grading Scheme..

Grading scheme for CS 420 students (tentative)Grading scheme for CS 420 students (tentative)Assignments 15%Presentations 8%Midterm tests 32%Project 40%Class participation 5%

TOTAL 100%

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.Grading Scheme. Grading scheme for CS 620 students (tentative)Grading scheme for CS 620 students (tentative)

Assignments 8%Extra book reading 7%Presentations 8%Midterm tests 32%Project & paper 40%Class participation 5%

TOTAL 100%

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..Grading Scheme Passing conditions (all must be met):

50% overall & 50% in tests &50% in project [and paper] & 50% in assignments, presentations, and class

participation For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class

participation, and at least 60% in tests There are no make-up tests or homework in this

course Note that poor class participation can significantly

affect your grade

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Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondenceNumerical-letter grade correspondence

AA 90 -100 [maximum 100]90 -100 [maximum 100] A-A- 87 - 8987 - 89 B+B+ 83 - 8683 - 86 BB 78 - 8278 - 82 B-B- 75 - 7775 - 77 C+C+ 71 - 7471 - 74 CC 66 - 7066 - 70 C-C- 63 - 6563 - 65 D+D+ 60 - 6260 - 62 DD 55 - 59 55 - 59 D-D- 50 - 5450 - 54 FF < 50< 50

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CS 620 vs. CS 420 For full details, please see the handout given For full details, please see the handout given

out today out today In short, grad students enrolled in CS 620 will In short, grad students enrolled in CS 620 will

have extra work (as compared to CS 420) as have extra work (as compared to CS 420) as follows: follows: A book reading assignmentA book reading assignment A longer class presentationA longer class presentation A project-based paperA project-based paper Lower weight assignmentsLower weight assignments Midterm exams will have each at least an extra Midterm exams will have each at least an extra

question question

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Policies Late submission policy:

Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable

Each late day penalized with 10%No subdivision of late daysNo late days for presentations and testExample: a 90/100 worth assignment gets 81/100

if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

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Policies Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read

and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material

Specify references used Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

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Policies Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be

tolerated. Please read the policies of tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:academic dishonesty:www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.htmlwww.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html

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Policies Academic success services: Your student fees cover usage of the Math Center (784-

4433 or www.unr.edu/mathcenter/), Tutoring Center (784-6801 or www.unr.edu/tutoring/), and University Writing Center (784-6030 or http://www.unr.edu/writing_center/. These centers support your classroom learning; it is your responsibility to take advantage of their services. Keep in mind that seeking help outside of class is the sign of a responsible and successful student.

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Policies Disability statement: Disability statement:

If you have a disability for which you will need to If you have a disability for which you will need to request accommodations, please contact me or request accommodations, please contact me or someone at the Disability Resource Center someone at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107), as soon as (Thompson Student Services - 107), as soon as possible. possible.

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Policies Statement on audio and video recording:

Surreptitious or covert video-taping of class or unauthorized audio recording of class is prohibited by law and by Board of Regents policy.  This class may be videotaped or audio recorded only with the written permission of the instructor.  In order to accommodate students with disabilities, some students may be given permission to record class lectures and discussions.  Therefore, students should understand that their comments during class may be recorded.

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Tentative Schedule. Week # Dates (T, R) Contents

1 Aug 28, 30 Lectures, Students’ introduction

2 Sep 04, 06 Lectures, A#1 given

3 Sep 11, 13Lectures

Presentations draw (all), Selection additional texts (CS 620)

4 Sep 18, 20 A#2 given, Lecture presentations by students (round #1), A#1 due

5 Sep 25, 27 Lecture presentations by students (round #1)

6 Oct 02, 04 Lectures, P#1 given, A#2 due

7 Oct 09, 11 Lecture presentations by students (round #1)

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.Tentative Schedule8 Oct 16, 18 Lecture, Midterm #1 (October 18)

P#2 given, P#1 due

9 Oct 23, 25 Lectures, A#3 given, Essay given

10 Oct 30, Nov 01 Presentations by students (round #2)P#2 due, P#3/Paper given

11 Nov 06, 08 Presentations by students (round #2), Lecture

12 Nov 13, 15 LecturesA#3/Essay due

13 Nov 20, - Midterm #2 (November 20)

14 Nov 27, 29 Lecture,Presentations by grad students (round #2)

15 Dec 04, 06 Presentations by grad students (round #2)

16 Dec 11 Lecture, P#3 & demo (Dec 13 & 14), Paper due (Dec 17)

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Next classNext classStudents’ introduction: be prepared to Students’ introduction: be prepared to

talk a couple of minutes about yourself: talk a couple of minutes about yourself: CS 620 prepare few slides for a 3-minute CS 620 prepare few slides for a 3-minute presentation. presentation.

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