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CMSC 434 Human Factors in
Computer and Information Systems
Dr. Ben Shneiderman ben@cs.umd.edu http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2004/cmsc434
Class hours: Tues &
Thurs
Office hours: Tues & Thurs 11am-noon Room: AVW 3177 Phone: 301-405-2680
Teaching Assistant: Debbie Heisler style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Office hours: Tues & Thurs noon-1pm Room: AVW 3270
Books: B. Shneiderman, Designing the User Interface, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, (2004)
http://www.awl.com/DTUI Other Web Resources: www.hcibib.org www.usability.gov
www.useit.com www.ibm.com/easy http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/
Topics: Human factors issues in the development of software, use of database systems, and design of user interfaces for interactive systems. Science base (theories, models, usability studies, and controlled experimentation), and software engineering with user interface development environments. Issues include: command languages, menus, forms, and direct manipulation, graphical user interfaces, computer supported cooperative work, information search and visualization, World Wide Web design, input/output devices, and display design.
Homework: Critiques will be written for an experimental study and for a working system. Students will implement user interfaces with modern software tools such as Visual Studio.
Term Projects: User needs assessment, design, usability test, and re-design (teams of 3-5 people).
See previous projects at http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/spring2004/cmsc434/
Websites
from previous courses: www.otal.umd.edu/uupractice www.otal.umd.edu/charm
http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/iHealth/ Workshop http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/soh/ws_meddevice.htm
Week Topic Chapter Term Project Homework
8/31 Introduction, Theories 1, 2
9/7 Managing Design 3 Design Critique (9/9)
9/14 Evaluation & Tools 4, 5 --VS Intro&Abbott (9/16)--
9/21 Direct Manipulation 6 Proposal (9/21) VS 1 (9/23)
9/28 Menus & Forms 7 User needs (9/28) Exam 1-6 (9/30)
10/5 Command & Nat Langs 8 References (10/5) VS 2 (10/7)
10/12 Interaction Devices 9 First design (10/14)
10/19 Collaboration 10 Task list & Q (10/21)
10/26 Quality of Service 11 Screen Shots (10/26)
11/2 Function & Fashion 12 Usability test (11/2) VS 3 (11/4)
11/9 Manuals & Help 13 Redesign (11/9) Exam 7-12 (11/11)
11/16 Search & Vis 14 Expert review (11/18)
11/23 Social Impact After
11/30 Reports Final Project (11/30, 6pm) Comments (12/3, noon)
12/7 Reports Revision
(12/7, 9am)
Final Grade: Exams: 10+10+ 20% Homework+class participation: 30% Term Project: 30%.
Final Exam: Tuesday December
14,