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CS 420/620Human-Computer Interaction

Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Course SyllabusCourse Syllabus

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

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

Thursday 4:00 – 5:00 pm (all) Thursday 5:00 – 5:30 pm (grad students)

or by appointment or chance

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.The Instructor

Sergiu DascaluSergiu Dascalu PhDPhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNRTeaching and research at UNR,,

2002-present (software engineering, HCI)2002-present (software engineering, HCI) Teaching and research at Teaching and research at Dalhousie UniversityDalhousie 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, RomaniaPolitehnica Bucharest, Romania, 1984-1995 , 1984-1995 (RT embedded systems focus)(RT embedded systems focus)

Consultant for software development Consultant for software development companies in companies in Canada Canada andand Romania Romania

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The Students

Registered:Registered:2727 undergraduate students (CS 420)undergraduate students (CS 420)

9+3 graduate students (CS 620)9+3 graduate students (CS 620)

PrerequisitePrerequisite:: CS 302 Data Structures CS 302 Data Structures

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The Course.The Course.

Classroom: Classroom: SEM- 344 SEM- 344 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 7%Midterm tests 35%Project 38%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 + essay 18%Presentations 7%Midterm tests 32%Project & paper 40%Class participation 3%

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 90 -100

[maximum 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 In short, grad students enrolled in CS 620

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

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Policies

Late submission policy:Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project

deliverableEach 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 25, 27 Lectures, Students’ introduction

2 Sep 01, 03 Lectures, A#1 given

3 Sep 08, 10Lectures

Presentations draw (all), A#2 given A#1 due

4 Sep 15, 17 Lecture presentations by students (#1)

5 Sep 22, 24Lecture presentations by students (#1), A#3 given

A#2 due

6 Sep 29, Oct 01 Lectures, Essay given

7 Oct 06, 08Lecture presentations by students (round #1)

P#1 given, A#3 due

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.Tentative Schedule8 Oct 13, 15 Lectures

9 Oct 20, 22Lecture, P#2 given

P#1 dueMidterm #1 (October 22)

10 Oct 27, 29 Lecture presentations by students (round #1)

11 Nov 03, 05 Lectures, P#3 given, Paper given, P#2 due

12 Nov 10, 12 Presentations by students (round #2)

13 Nov 17, 19Lecture

Midterm #2 (November 19)

14 Nov 24, -Presentations by students (round #2)

Essay due

15 Dec 01, 03 Presentations by students (round #2)

16 Dec 08, -Lecture, P#3 due & demos (Dec 10 & 11), Paper due (Dec

15)

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Next classNext class

Students’ introduction: Students’ introduction: CS 420: talk about 1 minute about yourselfCS 420: talk about 1 minute about yourselfCS 620: prepare few slides for a 3-minute CS 620: prepare few slides for a 3-minute

presentation about yourselfpresentation about yourselfMore on the need for HCI & short videosMore on the need for HCI & short videos