Comp 6620: User Interface Design and Evaluation
Instructor: C.D. Seals, Ph. D.
Office: 3101M Shelby Center for Engineering Technology
Office Phone: (334)844-6319
Email: sealscd@auburn.edu
Webaddress: http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~sealscd/COMP6620
Course Description:
Theory and practice of designing interfaces for interactive systems, usability engineering techniques; implementing and evaluating interfaces. The objectives of this course are: (i) to introduce students to the interdisciplinary theoretical foundations of the field of User Interface Design; (ii) to illustrate practical approaches to translating the theory into building and evaluating interactive systems; (iii) to expose students to the tasks of researching, critically analyzing and reporting on an UID topic; and (iv) to provide hands-on experience in designing or modifying and experimentally evaluating an interactive system.
Course Textbook:
Interaction Design, Preece, Rodgers and Sharp, 2007
Additional Text:
Johnson, GUI Bloopers Don'ts and Do's, Morgan Kaufmann 2000.
Class Time: TTh 3:30-4:45pm Ramsey 304B
Office Hours: TTh 1:00p- 2:00pm
Shelby 3101M, Others by appointment
Final Exam
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: 4:00-6:30p
Grading
Assignments will consist of programming and/or written exercises.
All work is to be done independently (unless explicitly stated by instructor).
Late homework solutions will not be accepted. I reserve the right to keep all
homework assignments.
Assignments 30% [16 assignments]
Exams 40% [3 exams]
Topic Presentation 10%
Project 20%
The final grade will be based on assignments (written and programming),
attendance/participation, and exams. If you miss an exam or fail to turn in an
assignment on time (without an official University excuse), you will receive a
zero. No late assignments will be accepted! The grading scale for all exams and
assignments is as follows:
92-100 A
91-82 B
81-72 C
71-62 D
below 61 F
Exams
Exam dates are tentative and may be changed at instructor discretion. Final
exam date is fixed by the university.
I reserve the right to keep all exams. You will be informed
as to the exact format of an exam as well as the format of the questions on an
exam.
Accomodation policy
If you need special accommodations, please
contact me during the first week of classes.
If you have a conflict with my office hours, an alternate time can be
arranged. To set up this meeting, please contact me by E-mail. Bring a copy of
your Accommodation Memo and an Instructor Verification Form to the meeting. If
you do not have an Accommodation Memo but need accommodations, make an
appointment with The Program for Students with Disabilities, 1244 Haley Center,
844-2096 (V/TT).
Cheating
Instances of cheating will be handled according to
university policy. Cheating covers any case in which a student has received
unauthorized aid in his/her performance that contributes to a course grade or
submits material contributing to a course grade with the intent to deceive the
instructor or grader. If the unauthorized aid includes help from another
student, then that student is considered to have cheated as well.
Topics
|
Week |
Topic |
| 1 |
Course introduction |
| 2 |
Interface Guidelines & Principles |
| 3 |
Interface Guidelines & Principles |
| 4 |
Interaction Styles |
| 5 |
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| 6 |
Interaction Styles |
| 7 |
Usability Specification Techniques |
| 8 |
Usability Specification Techniques |
| 9 |
Usabilty Evaluation |
| 10 |
Usabilty Evaluation |
| 12 |
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| 11 |
Usabilty Evaluation |
| 13 |
Incorporating Systems Analysis & Design |
| 14 |
User Interaction Representations |
| 15 |
User Interaction Representations |
| 16 |
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