Course page for HCI

Contact details

Email: jared@jareddonovan.com

Textbook

Carrol, J. ed. "HCI Models, Theories and Frameworks" Morgan Kaufmann, Amsterdam 2003.

Time & location

Fridays in room U402.

  • 10:15 - 12:00
    Lectures/Discussion
  • LUNCH
  • 13:00 - 14:15
    Practical Exercises/Consultation

Assessment

Oral Exam (pass/fail).

Course schedule

5th Feb Measurable Performers
12th Feb Discussion
19th Feb Mental Modellers
26th Feb Discussion
5th Mar Direct Perceivers
12th Mar Discussion
19th Mar Cooperating Components
26th Mar Discussion
Easter
9th Apr No class
16th Apr No class
23rd Apr Situated Actors
St Bededag
7th May Semester Recap

Class 1: Measurable Performers

Date: Week 5, 5th February

Topics covered: Introduction to HCI, the course and the topic. Motor behavior models.

Slides: available

Practical Task: Usability Bug Hunt

Readings:

Class 2: Measurable Performers Discussion

Date: Week 6, 12th February

Topics covered: Motor behavior models - predictive and descriptive.

Slides: available

Practical Task:

Readings:

Class 3: Mental Modelers

Date: Week 7, 19th February

Topics covered: Aspects of Cognition. Mental Models.

Slides: available

Practical Task: Models of Logging In

Tips:

Readings:

Class 4: Mental Modelers Discussion

Date: Week 7, 26th February

Topics covered: Discussion of last week's class.

Readings:

Class 5: Direct Perceivers

Date: Week 9, 5th March

Topics covered: Affordances

Slides: available

Practical Task: Taking Hold of Indoor Climate

Class 6: Affordances Discussion

Date: Week 10, 4th March

Topics covered: We discussed the affordances offered by the products that students brought to class and then used them in the 'interaction relabelling' exercise described by Djajadiningrat, Gaver and Frens. See this week's reading for a full description of this method.

Suggested reading:

Class 7: Cooperating Components

Date: Week 11, 19th March

Topics covered: Distributed Cognition

Slides: available

Practical Task: Distributed Cognition at Work

Readings:

Class 9: Situated Actors

Lecture given by Ben Matthews.

Lecture slides and worksheet are available.

Class 8 & 9: Situated Actions & Discussion

See the separate lecture summary page.