Lecture 1

This course is an introduction to Human Computer Interaction. It is about making computers

• More useful
• More usable
• More entertaining

By

• Understanding the principles of Human Computer Interaction
• Understanding the computing devices and channels better
• Being able to use design methodologies at the appropriate stage in the software development lifecycle
• Therefore designing better interfaces
• Knowing to evaluate the usability of software
• Being aware of the new interaction technologies that are on the horizon



from http://www.sigchi.org/cdg/cdg2.html

The Basics

The course web page http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/compsci345s1c contains the information for the course
Class Times, Textbook
People


How is this course different from other CS/SE courses?

• There is a text book (10 reasons to buy the book .. .. .. .. ..
• Programming is a very small part of the course
• HCI is a multi-disciplinary subject - it draws on psychology, design, computer science and associated disciplines
• We want you to 'design' - this includes finding out about the world and thinking outside the square
• We expect you to be able to 'discuss' ideas - blending the accumulated knowledge of experts and your own knowledge of the world in a thoughtful manner
• This course includes a lot of groupwork

Plan

Part 1 Introduction and Principle (weeks 1 & 2)

Taken by Beryl Plimmer and Rachel Blagejovic
Most material is from Chapters 1 & 2 of text book

Part 2 User Centred Design in the Software Development Life Cycle (weeks 3-9)

Taken by Rachel Blagojevic (week 3) Beryl Plimmer (week 4) and Jim Warren (weeks 5- 9)
Material is from Chapters 3 & 8 of text book plus suplementary material

Part 3 Aspects of interaction that focus on a particular human sense (weeks 10-12)

Taken by Jim Warren (week 10) Beryl Plimmer (week 11 -12) and
Most material is from Chapters 9 & 14 of text book




The weekly plan and lecture slides are availabe here.


Assessment

Overall Assessment Plan
Assignments