COMP4461 HCI (Fall 2017)
Course Description
This course is a broad UG-level introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with an emphasis on techniques, models, theories, and applications for designing, prototyping, and evaluating current and future interactive systems for human use. HCI is an interesting and important area of study, providing the human perspective to computing. Besides technology and innovation, it also touches on issues like ethics and social responsibilities related to technologies in the real world. Selected topics may include multimodal interaction design, ubiquitous/mobile computing, virtual/augmented reality, agents and robots, and HCI applications in various domains such as education, health, urban sustainability, scientific discoveries, etc.
- Course structure: 3hr/week lectures + 4 in-class lab sessions/semester; Time, location, TA to be determined.
- Course materials and announcements are posted on Slack. Course-related communication and assignment submission are conducted through this channel as well.
- Course evaluation: 3 projects + midterm + participation; outcomes, grading schemes, assessment rubrics and references are in Course Description.
- Prerequisites for course projects: web programming (e.g., html, css), object-oriented programming (e.g., C++, java), python.
- Textbook info is below the syllabus. Other recommended readings see the reference list at the end of each lecture notes.
- Submission deadline is 11:59pm of the day. Late day request needs to be sent to the TA (email or Slack message) by 5pm of the day.
Syllabus (Wed Fri 4:30~5:50pm @ Rm4503 Lift25-26)
| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Presenter |
Note |
| 1 |
Fri Sep 1 |
Introduction to COMP4461 and to HCI |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P1.0 Topic announcement |
| 2 |
Wed Sep 6 |
Human-Centric Design |
Xiaojuan Ma |
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| 2 |
Fri Sep 8 |
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly |
Class |
P1.1 Submit initial design of your portfolio page |
| 3 |
Wed Sep 13 |
Understanding Humans |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 3 |
Fri Sep 15 |
Topic: Multimodal Interaction |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 4 |
Wed Sep 20 |
Lab 1: Web Development |
TA |
@ CSD Lab 3 (Rm 4213) |
| 4 |
Fri Sep 22 |
Design Thinking: Empathize |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P1.2 Submit revised design of your portfolio page |
| 5 |
Wed Sep 27 |
Design Thinking: Ideate |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P2.0 Topic announcement |
| 5 |
Fri Sep 29 |
Project 1 Portfolio Design Pitching |
Class |
P1.3 Peer evaluation |
| 6 |
Wed Oct 4 |
Topic: Ubiquitous Computing |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 6 |
Fri Oct 6 |
Prototyping |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 7 |
Wed Oct 11 |
Lab 2: Smart Device Programming |
TA |
@ CSE Lab 1 (Rm 4221) |
| 7 |
Fri Oct 13 |
Evaluation: Preparation and Questionnaire |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P1.4 Launch portfolio page |
| 8 |
Wed Oct 18 |
Evaluation: Experimental Design 1 |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 8 |
Fri Oct 20 |
Evaluation: Experimental Design 2 |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 9 |
Wed Oct 25 |
Mid-term Examination |
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| 9 |
Fri Oct 27 |
Topic: Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P2.1 Video paper submission; P3.0 Topic announcement |
| 10 |
Wed Nov 1 |
Project 2 Demonstration |
Class |
P2.2 Peer evaluation |
| 10 |
Fri Nov 3 |
Lab 3: Robot Programming 1 |
TA |
@ CSE Lab 1 (Rm 4221); P2.3 P2 personal diary |
| 11 |
Wed Nov 8 |
Evaluation: Analysis |
Xiaojuan Ma |
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| 11 |
Fri Nov 10 |
Lab 4: Robot Programming 2 |
TA |
@ CSE Lab 1 (Rm 4221) |
| 12 |
Wed Nov 15 |
Topic: CSCW and Social Computing |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 12 |
Fri Nov 17 |
Topic: Virtual / Augmented Reality |
Xiaojuan Ma |
|
| 13 |
Wed Nov 22 |
HCI: From Lab to the Real World |
Xiaojuan Ma |
P3.1 Video Submission |
| 13 |
Fri Nov 24 |
Project 3 Showcase I |
Class |
P3.2 In-class Usability Testing @ Rm 4214 |
| 14 |
Wed Nov 29 |
Project 3 Showcase II |
Class |
P3.3 Peer Evaluation; P3.4 P3 Personal Diary |
Textbook
REQUIRED:
OPTIONAL:
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