CS
260: Research Topics in Human-Computer
Interaction
Instructor: James
Landay
3 Units, CCN 25163
Spring 1998, WF 10:30-12:00, 405 Soda Hall
Announcements
- 5/4/98 - Format for talks (due Wed.) and write-ups (due Fri.) is online.
- 4/24/98 - The Tangible UI and UIs for Visually Impaired papers are online/outside my door.
Course Overview
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is concerned with studying ways to design, prototype, evaluate, and implement user interfaces that are easy to learn, efficient, and pleasant to use.
Has information technology improved the productivity of our labor force? Some believe that it hasn't, and that this is due to bad user interfaces. Others believe that the recent economic expansion is a result of information technology. In any event, bad user interfaces can hurt consumer satisfaction and research has shown that this can lead to a loss in sales. In addition, we may be reaching the point where most new computers are being sold as replacements or additional machines to individuals who already own one. Improving the user interfaces in our software may be key to expanding the use of computers to a larger portion of the population.
CS260 will focus on the design, analysis, and use of novel user interface techniques. Readings and lectures will cover basic principles, tools, and techniques from the most recent HCI literature. Students will gain hands-on experience by implementing research projects of publishable quality. Evaluation is quite important to successful UI design and in light of this all projects will include some form of evaluation by the end of the semester.
This course is open to students from across campus, although it is expected to consist primarily of computer science students.
Last modified 2/20/98 by landay@cs.berkeley.edu