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 * Human Computer Interaction CS 580 Section: 8C2 **

Instructor: Dema Alorini Instructor Email: damdooma86@gmail.com Class Hours: Monday 12:30 – 1:20, Wednesday 8:00 – 9:50 Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 - 11:30 Lab Instructor : May Almosa Lab Instructor Email: may.almosa@gmail.com

Lab Hours: Monday 1:30 – 2:20 Office Hours: Tuseday 11:00 - 1:30

Students who successfully complete this course will:
 * Objectives: **
 * 1) Understand the underlying scientific theories currently applied to user interface design
 * 2) Be able to apply insights from these scientific theories to the design of user interfaces
 * 3) Be aware of the expanding range of interaction modes and styles currently available and in development and understand the issues involved in their use

//“HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION”, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">by Dix, J. Finlay, G. Abowd and R. Beale, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Required Textbooks: **

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">“THE HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION HANDBOOK: // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">FUNDAMENTALS, EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES”, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">by Julie A. Jacko, Andrew Sears, Technology & Engineering , 2003.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Optimal Reading: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">First Midterm Exam 15% <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Second Midterm Exam 15% <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Project 20% <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Final Exam (Class) 50%
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Grading: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There will be no makeup exams except by prior arrangement or for university-excused absences with documentation submitted to the instructor. Please discuss with the instructor in advance for unusual circumstances.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Exams **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The project will be a group project. The students are asked to create a prototype of a system of their choice. The system can be a fiction website, or a fiction phone app. Each group can have three to four student maximum. In the third week, students are asked to write 300 words proposal of their system including: the name of the system, system type, what the system should do, what will it be used for, navigation buttons or tabs, and webpages or links in the system. Each group is asked to create their own logo, create a prototype, test their system, get users feedback and make necessary changes based on feedbacks, and create an interface of the system. Also, there will be a presentation; each group must present their system to the class. Finally, submit a hard copy to the lab instructor May Almosa of all the documents you used for creating your system.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Project: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Schedule: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">HCI in the software process ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">. What is evaluation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">· Goals of evaluation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">· Evaluation through expert analysis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">· Evaluation through user participation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">· Choosing an evaluation method || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Presentation ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Week || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Subject || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Assignments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">· Introduction to the course content, text book(s), reference(s) and course plane. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 1: How human interact with others? ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 2: The computer and how does it interact with others ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 3: The interaction, Models of interaction, Frameworks and HCI, Interaction styles, Elements of the WIMP interface, and Interactivity ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 4: Paradigms for Interaction ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 5: Interaction design basics ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">First Exam Review ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7 || **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">First Midterm Exam __** ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 6: HCI in the software process, The software life cycle, and Usability engineering. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 7: Design rules, Navigation design, Screen design and layout, and Iteration and prototyping
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 8: Implementation support ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Second Midterm Review || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Project Due ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12 || **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Second Midterm Exam __** ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">13 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chapter 9: Evaluation Techniques:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">14 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Final Exam Review ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">15 || **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Final Exam __** ||  ||