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CS 3041 - Human Computer Interaction
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Introduction
The Interdisciplinary Design Science of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) combines knowledge and methods associated with professionals including:
Psychologists (incl. Experimental, Educational, and Industrial Psychologists)
Computer Scientists
Instructional and Graphic Designers
Technical Writers
Human Factors and Ergonomics Experts
Anthropologists and Sociologists
What are the Ramifications?
Success Stories: Microsoft, Linux, Amazon.com, Google
Competition: Netscape vs. Internet Explorer
Copyright Infringement Suits - Apple vs. Microsoft (Windows ) and Napster vs. The music industry
Mergers: AOL and Time Warner
Corporate Takeovers: IBM's seizure of Lotus
Privacy and Security issues: identification theft, medical information, viruses, spam, pornography, national security
Class Philosophy and Goals
Learn the current ‘state of the art’ in HCI
Discuss HCI as applied in industry
Learn from mutual experiences
What have YOU done?
Become aware of the processes behind ‘good’ GUI design
Don’t make GUIs That Suck!
Make the material useful and relevant to today’s software industry
Usability requirements
Synonyms for “user-friendly” in Microsoft Word 2002 are: easy to use; accessible; comprehensible; intelligible; idiot proof; available; and ready
These measures are still subjective and vague, so a systematic process is necessary to develop usable systems for specific users in a specific context.