SENG 310 -- Spring 2006: Human Computer Interaction 

INSTRUCTOR
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Dr. Daniela Damian
email: DanielaD@cs.uvic.ca
office: EOW 309
office hrs: MR 2:30 -3:30 pm
phone: 721 7225

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week starting (Monday)
Topic
MONDAY THURSDAY
January 2
Introduction to HCI
 
January 9
Introduction to HCI
Historical Aspects of HCI
 
The Design of Everyday Things           Norman, Ch. 1
January 16
Understanding Users
Understanding and conceptualizing Interaction                                          Preece, Ch. 2 and Norman, Ch. 2
 
                                            Assignment #1 Due                               Preece, Ch. 7
January 23 Requirements gathering techniques                 Preece, Ch. 3,7                                        Interviewing tips Understanding users                          Preece, Ch.3
January 30
Interaction Design
 Questionnaire design                           Preece, Ch.6
Interface metaphors                   Preece, Ch. 2
February 6
Interaction Design
 

Guest Lecture (Mike Mensell, IBM Victoria)

                   
 
Task analysis                                                Review for Midterm
February 13
Interaction Design
MIDTERM EXAM
 
Prototyping                                           Preece, Ch. 8
February 20
Interaction Design
No classes - Reading Break
February 27
Project Checkpoint                           Guidelines on detailed design
No class- Interim Project Meetings
March 6
Interaction Design
No class- Interim Project Meetings
No class- Interim Project Meetings  Guidelines on detailed design - 2
March 13
Interaction Design
Introducing Evaluation                                             Preece, Ch. 10 Guest Lecture (George Tzanetakis, UVIc)
March 20
Application Areas
 Preece, Ch. 13
   
March 27
Application Areas
 
Review for the Final
Predictive evaluation                             Preece, Ch. 14
 
Project Presentations
April 3
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
Project Final Reports Due (Part 3)

Assignment #3 Due




SENG 310 -- Human Computer Interaction