This course will introduce students to issues in the design, implementation, and evaluation of user interfaces for computer systems. Concepts in human factors, usability, and interface design will be covered, and the effects of human capabilities and limitations on interaction with computer systems will be studied. Students will apply the concepts to the design and implementation of graphical user interfaces. Units on experimental design and statistical analysis and on virtual reality will be included. Java will be used to implement user interfaces in several projects. Thus, the use of the Java language and packages as related to the implementation of user interfaces will be taught as an element of this course. Students should have significant prior experience with Java or with an object-oriented language such as C++.

People:

• Professor: Eileen Kraemer, , eileen@cs.uga.edu .
• Teaching Assistant: Eric Stiles , stiles@cs.uga.edu .

Times and Places

• Class is held Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 - 3:15, and Wednesday 2:30 - 3:20 in Boyd 306
• Office hours with TA : TBA
• Office hours with Dr. Kraemer: Tuesday, 3:15 - 4:30, in Barrow 217

Course resources

• A rough Weekly Topic Outline
• A calendar, containing links to project assignments, online materials, occasional online versions of lecture notes, etc. -- updated frequently.
• Textbooks:
  • Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
    Preece, Rogers, and Sharp
    Wiley
    ISBN: 0-471-49278-7

  • A Java book of your choice. If you don't already have one, you might like:

    Java: How to Program, Fourth Edition
    Deitel & Deitel
    Prentice Hall
    ISBN: 0-13-012507-5

    or

    if you'd like a book with more on "advanced topics" in Java, you might like:

    Advanced Java 2 Platform, How to Program
    Deitel, Deitel, Santry
    Prentice Hall
    ISBN: 0-13-089560-1

  • Additional readings in human computer interaction will be distributed or made available online during the course of the semester.

Course Policies

• Grading Policy
• Late Policy
• Policy on Collaboration