CS 160: User Interface Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation

J.F. Canny
J.A. Landay
J. Mankoff
L.A. Rowe

This course covers the design, prototyping, and evaluation of user interfaces to computers which is often called Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). It is loosely based on course CS1 described in the ACM SIGCHI Curricula for Human-Computer Interaction (Association for Computing Machinery, 1992). HCI covers many topics including:

• human capabilities (e.g., visual and auditory perception, memory, mental models, and interface metaphors),
• interface technology (e.g., input and output devices, interaction styles, and common interface paradigms),
• interface design methods (e.g., user-centered design, prototyping, and design principles and rules), and
• interface evaluation (e.g., software logging, user observation, benchmarks and experiments).

For more information, check out the syllabus for the particular semester:

• Spring 2002 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Fall 2001 (Prof. J.F. Canny)
• Spring 2001 (Prof. L.A. Rowe)
• Fall 2000 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Fall 1999 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Spring 1999 (Prof. L.A. Rowe)
• Fall 1998 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Fall 1997 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Spring 1997 (Prof. J.A. Landay)
• Spring 1996 (Prof. L.A. Rowe)