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CS 321 - Human Computer Interaction

2022 Spring

An introduction to human-computer interaction and the design process.


Table of contents

  1. Introduction to HCI
  2. Getting the Right Design
  3. Getting the Design Right
  4. Communicating the Design

Introduction to HCI

WEEK 1
Tue 1/11: Intro to HCI
Thu 1/13: History of HCI
WEEK 2 Project Part 1
Tue 1/18: Brainstorming Project Ideas Project Part 1A(Due: Wed 1/19)
Thu 1/20: Feedback Session: 1B Critique Project Part 1B(Due: Mon 1/24)

Getting the Right Design

WEEK 3
Tue 1/25:Design of Everyday Things
Thu 1/27:Design Diamond
WEEK 4Project Part 2
Tue 2/01:Sketching Activity Project Part 2A(Due: Fri 2/4)
Thu 2/03:User Research USER RESEARCH CHEATSHEET Project Part 2B(Due: Thu 2/10)
WEEK 5
Tue 2/08:Research Plan ActivityProject Part 2C(Due: Thu 2/17) Reading 1(Due: Fri 2/11)
Thu 2/10:Human PerformanceProject Part 2D(Due: Tue 2/22)
WEEK 6
Tue 2/15:Task Analysis
Thu 2/17:User Research Review Activity
WEEK 7
Tue 2/22:StoryboardingProject Part 2E(Due: Mon 2/28)
Thu 2/24:Task Scenario ActivityProject Part 2F(Due: Fri 3/04)Reading 2(Due: Fri 3/02)
WEEK 8
Tue 3/01: EXAM REVIEW Project Part 2G(Due: Thu 3/17)
Thu 3/03: MIDTERM EXAM
WEEK 9
SPRING BREAK
WEEK 10
Tue 3/15: Completed Design Activity Project Part 2H(Due: Mon 3/21)
Thu 3/17: Paper PrototypingProject Part 2I(Due: Fri 3/25)
WEEK 11
Tue 3/22: PART 2 PRESENTATIONS
Thu 3/24: PART 2 PRESENTATIONS

Getting the Design Right

WEEK 12Project Part 3
Tue 3/29:Usability TestingProject Part 3A(Due: Fri 4/01)
Thu 3/31:Heuristic EvaluationProject Part 3B(Due: Wed 4/06)
WEEK 13
Tue 4/05: NO CLASSDEDICATED TO HEURISTIC EVALUATION Project Part 3C(Due: Sun 4/10)
Thu 4/07:AccessibilityProject Part 3D(Due: Wed 4/13)
WEEK 14
Tue 4/12:PatternsProject Part 3E(Due: Sat 4/16)
Thu 4/14:InterfacesProject Part 3F(Due: Mon 4/18)Project Part 3G(Due: Sat 4/23)
WEEK 15Project Part 4
Tue 4/19: PART 3 PRESENTATIONSReading 3(Due: Wed 3/27)
Thu 4/21: PART 3 PRESENTATIONSProject Part 4A(Due: Fri 4/29)Project Part 4B(Due: Fri 4/29)

Communicating the Design

WEEK 16
Tue 4/26: Stats for HCI The types of statistical testing are the important concepts in this lecture
Thu 4/28: FINAL EXAM REVIEW
WEEK 17
Thu 5/05: FINAL EXAM @ 12:00 pm - 1:40 pm (Online)

Course material has been modeled after CSE440 at UW.