Fall 2017 - IAT 351 D100

Advanced Human-Computer Interaction (3)

Class Number: 5540

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2017
    Sun, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Prerequisites:

    Completion of 48 units, including IAT 265 or other approved second year programming course, and IAT 201 or equivalent introductory HCI course. Strongly recommended: IAT 267.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Students will learn about and gain experience with a wide variety of interaction technologies, environments and architectures supporting user interaction with systems in work, learning and play. Applied topics may include, but are not limited to, collaboration and computers; ubiquitous and responsive environments; security, trust and privacy; networking; and distributed and heterogeneous interfaces. Emphasis is on practical experience, involving a group design/analysis project in advanced topics in human computer interaction.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course builds on IAT 201 to support the application of cognitive principles of human-computer interaction from that course in software project work.

Students will learn practical methods for integration of HCI in software for a range of applications, users, and situations of use.

Lectures will focus on advanced HCI concepts and user testing methods,  evaluated in exams and in context of the final project. 

Lab will consist largely of hands on GUI programming exercises. A goal for the course is to master integration of HCI concepts in the implementation of a software development project. Application areas may include, but are not limited to, collaboration and computers; ubiquitous and responsive environments; security, trust and privacy; networking; and distributed and heterogeneous interfaces. 

Overall the emphasis is on bridging HCI theory with practical experience.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Learning outcomes expected for students include:

• Build a greater understanding of HCI principles and methods
• Learn to operationalizedthese in the implementation of a software development project
• Learn basicarchitectural and algorithmic principles that are the foundation of the graphical user interface
• Gain experience in modern GUI toolkits and development environments
 

Grading

  • Assignments 30%
  • Midterm 35%
  • Final Course Project 25%
  • Participation 10%

NOTES:

• Assignments: 30% (individual)
• Midterm: 35% (individual)
• Final course project: 25% (team-based)
• Participation: 10% (individual), consists of lecture and lab attendance, in-class demos, worksheets and questions sets. 

Readings are required, and will be drawn from online sources

Assignments – Details on the requirements for successfully completing the assignments will be given in the assignment on Canvas.  The assignment is due by the workshop on the announced due date.  The grade for a late assignment will be marked down 25% for each day it is late.

Midterm Exam – Exam will be based on assigned readings, lectures and homework.

Project – Students will be expected to complete a multi-part project during the second half of the course.  The project consists of four separate milestones, including a project definition phase, architecture design, implementation and demo.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Required readings in this course will be drawn from current practice and research in the field on an ongoing basis.

RECOMMENDED READING:

“Human Input to Computer Systems:  Theories, Techniques and Technology” (manuscript - not a book) by Bill Buxton

"The Design of Everyday Things" (2013) by Don Norman; Basic Books; (available as an ebook)
ISBN: 9780465050659

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