Information Sciences and Technology Course AIT716 Human Computer Interaction Catalog Description Prerequisites This course presents the foundations of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). The contents are structured in three phases: (1) Basic definitions and motivations of HCI, including history, theories, interaction paradigms, design principles and models. (2) User-centered design methods comprising user studies, design approaches for interfaces and interaction, quality factors, evaluation methods and techniques for data analysis. (3) Research frontiers of HCI, including accessibility, universal design, and pervasive computing (ubiquitous, mobile and wearable applications). None. Rationale This course covers the foundations of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. Objectives Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to understand: (a) the definitions and foundations of the HCI domain; (b) strategies to study a human user population; (c) user-centered techniques for designing interfaces and interactive solutions (multimodal input and output); (d) evaluation methods, quality factors, and data analysis techniques; and (e) the research frontiers of HCI, including universal design, responsive design and pervasive computing. Textbooks There are three textbooks used for this course: Julie A. Jacko (Ed.). (2012). Human-Computer Interaction Handbook (3rd Edition). CRC Press. ISBN 1-4398-2943-8 Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory Abowd, and Russell Beale (2003): Human Computer Interaction. 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall, 2003. http://hcibook.com/e3/ ISBN 0-13- 046109-1 Jonathan Lazar, Jinjuan Heidi Feng, & Harry Hochheiser Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley, 2010. ISBN 0-470-72337-8, 978-0-470-72337-1 Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 6
Faculty and Staff Instructor and Course Coordinator: Vivian Genaro Motti Faculty, IST Department Phone: 703-993-5868 Email: vmotti@gmu.edu Administrative support: Fairfax campus Julija Shimkute http://eagle.gmu.edu/map/buildings/engineering.php, Room 5400 Phone: 703-993-3565 Grading Final averages are assigned a letter grade according to the following ranges: Percentage Grade Courses [90, ) A Passing [80, 90) B Passing [70, 80) C Passing [60, 70) D Conditional Passing [0, 60) F Failing * Conditional Passing letter grades are considered passing for undergraduate courses. However, a Passing letter grade is required in the undergraduate Information Technology program for any course that is a prerequisite for other courses. Note: If you are encountering difficulty in meeting course requirements, or should some dire circumstance arise, it is important you are proactive in contacting the Instructor prior to the due date. Potential problems can be minimized with an email. Delay in bringing your circumstances to the Instructor s attention will substantially decrease the likelihood of receiving a favorable outcome. The course evaluation includes a mid-term and a final-exam, a project to be delivered in 3 steps, seminars, and assignments. Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 6
The final grades will be determined based on the following components. Eventual modifications on the distribution below will be explicitly informed in class: Activity Distribution Seminars 10% Assignments 10% Examinations o Midterm o Final 25% 25% Course Outline Project 30% Month Week Content Description September W1 Intro & Human Users Practicalities + IRB + Foundations, definitions, history Human factors & human senses, cognition, mental load, effort, perception, intention and action, GOMS W2 User Studies Data collection, Interviews & Surveys, Observation, Diaries, Focus Groups, Ethnographic studies, Personas, Planning and conducting W3 UI design Task analysis, requirements elicitation, mixed-fidelity prototyping, wireframes, storyboards, sketches & mockups W4 W5 Interaction Design Information Visualization October W6 Mid term review W7 Mid term exam Paradigms, WIMP, multimodality, BCI, cross-device interaction * Delivery: Project Part 1 * Textual and graphic representations, tables, trees, graphs, maps, colors, word trees, word clouds W8 Quality factors Design principles, usability, satisfaction, efficiency, effectiveness, ergonomics, comfort, ISO9241 W9 Evaluation & Tests Metrics, logs, heuristics, guidelines, think aloud, cognitive walkthrough, eye tracking, biofeedback, error rates, SUS * Delivery: Project Part 2 * November W10 Data Analysis Quantitative and qualitative approaches (stats, coding, word trees, key word in context, word clouds) W11 Accessibility Universal design, context-awareness, adaptation and responsive design W12 W13 Pervasive Computing I Pervasive computing II Final Review UbiComp, mobile and wearable computing Augmented and virtual reality * Delivery: Project Part 3 * December W14 Final Exam All course contents W15 Project Final presentations Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 6
This schedule is subject to revision before and throughout the course. Registered students should see the Blackboard Learning System for the latest class schedule. Important Dates Dates for adding, dropping the course, etc. are available via: registrar.gmu.edu Religious Holidays A list of religious holidays is available on the University Life Calendar. Any student whose religious observance conflicts with a scheduled course activity must contact the Instructor at least 2 modules in advance of the conflict date in order to make alternative arrangements. Attendance Policy Scheduled course sessions will be spent on clarification, amplification, and review of material through the use of slides, examples, and exercises. Lecture slides are complements to the lecture session, not substitutes for it. Each course session is an excellent time for you to raise questions, request additional examples, and get explanations of any ideas that are still unclear to you. As members of the academic community, all students are expected to contribute regardless of their proficiency with the subject matter. Students are expected to make prior arrangements with Instructor if they know in advance that they will miss any class and to consult with the Instructor as soon as possible if they miss any class without prior notice. Any student who expects to miss more than one class session is advised to drop the course and take it in a later semester when he/she can attend every class. Departmental policy requires students to take exams at the scheduled time and place, unless there are truly compelling circumstances supported by appropriate documentation. Except in such circumstances, failure to arrive to the exam site on time for a scheduled exam will result in a score of zero (0) for that exam, in accordance with Mason policy on final exams. Students should not make travel plans or other discretionary arrangements that conflict with scheduled classes and/or exams. If the University is closed due to weather or other unforeseen conditions, final exams may be rescheduled students are strongly advised not to make plans that would prevent them from attending exams that may be rescheduled during the entire exam period. Classroom conduct In order to keep an environment conducive to learning, disruptions should be kept at a minimum while attending a course session. Social discussions and electronic devices are potential distractions while attending a course session. Cell phones, pagers and other handheld devices should be turned off or set to silent mode and not used while in the session. Personal computers can be used if university computers are not provided. University computers are to be used only if such use is directly related to the course activity in progress. For some activities the Instructor may ask that computers/devices not be used in order to maximize student engagement. Except through Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 4 of 6
prior arrangement with the Instructor and the Office of Disability Services [ODS], any form of new recording of the course lecture is not allowed, except by the Instructor. Communications As communication and course changes may be discussed only in the course sessions, your involvement in these sessions is recommended. General communication, access to the learning modules, course materials, and grades will occur through Blackboard with our section for this course being YYYYTT.XXXXX: AIT-716-### (TT YYYY), where YYYY is the current year, TT is the current term, XXXXX is the course identifier, and ### is the section in which you are enrolled. If you need to download any information from the course, you should do this on an ongoing basis, and definitely before the course is over. You are expected to check your university email and the Blackboard course section regularly. To assure you are prepared for the course sessions you should confirm that you can view all the materials from within the Blackboard course section. Course materials will primarily be provided in the PDF file format. As course materials may use features of the latest specification, you should install the current major release of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Instructors, staff, and Teaching Assistants will take care to protect the privacy of each student's communication. Communication on issues relating to the individual student should only be conducted using email or during office hours. Email is the preferred method and university policy requires you to use your university email account. You should not use any discussion forums on Blackboard for this purpose. Privacy The Instructor will not discuss issues relating to an individual student with anyone lacking a need to know without prior written permission of the student. This includes a student s family members and other students. Under no circumstances will a student's graded work be returned to another student. Instructors, staff, and Teaching Assistants will take care to protect the privacy of each student's scores and grades. Disability Accommodations The Office of Disability Services (ODS) works with students with disabilities to arrange for appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access to university services. Any student with a disability of any kind is strongly encouraged to register with ODS as soon as possible and take advantage of the services offered. Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 5 of 6
Accommodations for students with disabilities must be made in advance as ODS cannot assist students retroactively. At least one week's notice is required for special accommodations related to examinations. Any student who needs accommodation should contact the Instructor during the first week of the semester so the sufficient time is allowed to make arrangements. Honor Code All members of the Mason community are expected to uphold the principles of scholarly ethics. Similarly, graduating students are bound by the ethical requirements of the professional communities they join. The ethics requirements for some of the communities relevant to Information Technology graduates are available via the following links: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct IEEE Code of Ethics EC-Council Code of Ethics In this course you are expected to create academic works that are completely new and original. In contrast, academic dishonesty is misrepresenting someone else s work as your own, either with or without his/her knowledge. This includes the past or current work, whether in whole or in part, of yourself, any other source or person, book, article, Internet source, student, friend, colleague, relative, faculty member, or absolute stranger. Academic dishonesty can be plagiarism, collusion, or outright cheating. A reference to clarify what is and is not plagiarism can be found at the IEEE. Since you will be allowed to work on your own time on checkpoints, exercises, and the project, it is expected that you will continue to work independently unless the Instructor allows it otherwise. Assignments designated as group work require one assignment to be turned in for the entire group with each group member's name identified. All other assignments are to reflect your own individual work. Submission of an assignment under your name indicates that you understand and agree to abide by the honesty policy and that you agree to allow your assignment to be submitted to originality checking repositories. Plagiarism and other academic actions contrary to the university s Honor System and Code will be addressed in accordance with these policies. These are single instance of policies. There are no second chances. All students involved will receive an F for the course. Copyright 2017 Vivian Motti. All rights reserved. Page 6 of 6