CS 443/543

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10AM-11:20AM
Location: B042 PSC (in the Science Library)
CRN: 11466 (for 443), 11477 (for 543), Credits: 4
CS Web Pages: https://classes.cs.uoregon.edu/23F/cs443/
Canvas Web Pages: https://canvas.uoregon.edu/courses/230817

A stick figure is vigorously shaking a computer display.
Computers don't need to be so frustrating.
(Adapted from xkcd.com/979, 2021)

Instructor: Professor Anthony Hornof, 356 Deschutes, hornof@cs.uoregon.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays noon-1PM, or by appointment.
      The scheduled office hours will be held simultaneously
            (1) in person in 356 Deschutes, and
            (2) on Zoom at: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/6792271357.
Course Administration: Syllabus
Schedule (on Canvas)
Textbook: Cooper, Reimann, Cronin, & Noessel. (2014). About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design. Wiley. A digital copy of the textbook is available through the UO Library website. Other readings will be provided.
Projects: Project 1 - Understand the User and the Task
Project 2 - Design a User Interface (PDF download)
Project 3 - Build a Working Prototype (PDF download)
Project 4 - "Conduct a User Observation Study"
Handouts: Additional handouts will be available under "Files" on the Canvas website for this course.; Lecture Notes (PDF); Lecture Examples (PDF); How to Read the Textbook; Slides: Interaction Design (PDF of slides); Slides: Fitts Law Lecture (PDF of slides); Slides: Design of Visual Information (PDF of slides); Slides: Why the eyes rotate in their sockets (PDF of slides); Good Exam Questions (PDF); Good Writing; System Documentation Examples; Comment Your Code

Topics: Requirements analysis
Hierarchical task analysis
Human performance
Iterative design
Interaction design
Visual layout
Prototyping
Documentation
User Observation Studies
UI programming