Humans, Computers, and Cognition
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.
Our primary goal is to understand the implications for technology design of how humans perceive, process, transform, and use information.
Required Texts:
Things That Make Us Smart, Donald Norman (ISBN 0201626950)Emotion and Design, Donald Norman (ISBN 0465051359)
HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks, ed John Carroll (ISBN 1558608087)
Visual Thinking for Design , Colin Ware (ISBN 0123708966)
Articles and selected chapters (purchase not required):
The Humane Interface, Jeff Raskin
Designing the Visual Interface, Mullet and Sano
Multi-Media Learning, Richard Mayer (ISBN 0521787491)
Assignments:
Research paper on selected
readings topic 25%
Interface design and research
presentation 25%
Class participation & reading
responses 50%
Kathryn Summers
AC 114D
410-837-6202
ksummers@ubalt.edu
Office Hrs: W 3-5 pm, & by appointment