| This course introduces students to
concepts, theories, and methods that support the study of human-computer
interaction and user-centered system design. Major approaches to machine-mediated
learning and understanding are surveyed, with an emphasis on problem solving,
knowledge representation, structure of knowledge systems, and problems
of interface design. This course prepares students to understand and analyze
research based on empirical study of human behavior and on models of learning
and understanding.
Required Texts:
Things That Make Us Smart, Donald Norman
HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks, ed
John Carroll
Multi-Media Learning, Richard Mayer
The Design of Children’s Technology,
Alison Druin, ed.
Articles and selected chapters:
“Cooperative Inquiry: Developing New Technologies For Children With
Children” Alison Druin, et al.
The Humane Interface, Jeff Raskin
Designing the Visual Interface, Mullet
and Sano
Designing the User Interface, Ben Shneiderman
Information Visualization, Colin Ware
Information Anxiety, Richard Saul Wurman
Assignments:
Research presentation
on selected readings topic 40%
Class participation & reading
responses 60%
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