1 CS 320 Interaction Design Spring 2011 Course Syllabus January19, 2011

2 Outline The instructor The students The course The texts Initial web pointers Grading scheme Policies Tentative schedule

3 The Instructor. Sergiu Dascalu Room SEM-236 Telephone Web-site Office hours:   MW 11:00 – 12:00 or by appointment or chance

4.The Instructor Sergiu Dascalu Sergiu Dascalu PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 PhD, Dalhousie U., Halifax, NS, Canada, 2001 Teaching and research at UNR, Teaching and research at UNR, 2002-present (software engineering, HCI) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at Dalhousie University, (software engineering focus) Teaching and research at University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, Teaching and research at University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, (real-time systems focus)

5 The Students Registered: 18 students Prerequisite: CS 202

6 The Course Classroom/Days & time: SEM-261, MW 2:30 - 3:45 pm Catalog description: Catalog description: Lecture + Lab: 3 + 0; Credit(s): 3 Interaction paradigms, frameworks, styles; design principles, models, tools, standards; interaction components: text, color, widgets, icons, speech, hearing, haptics; I/O devices; prototyping, implementation, evaluation; accessibility guidelines. Prerequisite: CS 202 Computer Science II Prerequisite: CS 202 Computer Science II

7 The Texts. Required textbook: Steven Heim, The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design, Addison-Wesley, 2007; ISBN Recommended texts: J. Preece, Y. Rogers, and H. Sharp, Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley & Sons, 2 nd Ed., Jenifer Tidwell, Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design, O’Reilly, 2005.

8.The Texts Lecture notes: Presentations by the instructor Notes you take in the classroom Material (papers, tutorials, etc.) that will be indicated later by the instructor

9 Initial WWW Pointers Required textbook’s website (Heim, 2007) Gary Perlman’s HCI bibliography:

10 Grading Scheme. Grading scheme for CS 320 students: Grading scheme for CS 320 students: Assignments (3)15% Presentations (2) 10% Midterm tests (2)35% Project (3)35% Class participation 5%   TOTAL 100%

11.Grading Scheme Passing conditions (all must be met): 50% overall & 50% in tests & 50% in project & 50% in assignments, presentations, and class participation For grade A: at least 90% overall, at least 90% in class participation, and at least 60% in test; significant lack of class participation will significantly affect the overall grade for the course Note that there are no make-up tests or homework in this course

12 Grading Scale Numerical-letter grade correspondence Numerical-letter grade correspondence A [maximum 100] A [maximum 100] A A B B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D F< 50 F< 50

13 Policies… Late submission policy: Maximum 2 late days per assignment/project deliverable Each late day penalized with 10% No subdivision of late days No late days for presentations and test Example: a 90/100 worth assignment gets 81/100 if one day late (90*0.9 = 81) or 72/100 if two days late (90*0.8 = 72)

14.Policies.. Legal notices on the world-wide web: Read and comply with accompanying legal notices of downloadable material Specify references used Do not plagiarize (see next slide)

15..Policies. Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating: Will not be tolerated. Please read the policies of University of Nevada, Reno regarding academic dishonesty:

16 …Policies Disability Statement: Disability Statement: If you have a disability for which you will need to request accommodations, please contact me or someone at the Disability Resource Center (Thompson Student Services - 107), as soon as possible.

17 Tentative Schedule. Week #Dates (M, W)Contents 1-, Jan 19Course syllabus 2Jan 24, 26 Interaction paradigms, Interaction frameworks and styles 3Jan 31, Feb 02 Interaction frameworks and styles, Design principles Assignment 1 due 4Feb 07, 09 Designing interaction: models, processes, tools, and standards 5Feb 14, 16 Designing interaction: models, processes, tools, and standards; Assignment 2 due 6Feb -, 23 Aspects of interaction: text, color, widgets, icons, speech, hearing, haptics 7Feb 28, Mar 02 Aspects of interaction: text, color, widgets, icons, speech, hearing, haptics; Project 1 due

18.Tentative Schedule 8Mar 07, 09 Aspects of interaction: text, color, widgets, icons, speech, hearing, haptics; MAR 09 - Midterm exam 1 9Mar 14, 16Spring break, no classes 10Mar 21, 23 Prototyping, implementation, and evaluation; Presentation 1 by students; Assignment 3 due 11Mar 28, 30 Prototyping, implementation, and evaluation Presentation 1 by students; Project part 2 due 12Apr 04, 06 Input and output devices Presentation 1 by students 13Apr 11, 13Usability testing, Accessibility 14Apr 18, 20 APR 18 - Midterm exam 2; Presentation 2 by students 15Apr 25, 27Presentation 2 by students 16May 02, - Presentation 2 by students Project part 3 due (MAY 03)

19 Next Class MON Jan 24: Students’ introduction (be prepared to talk about 1 minute about yourself) & HCI videos.