SUNY Oswego - HCI 550/551

I. Course Number and Credit:

HCI 550/551 3 S.H. each semester

II. Course Title:

HCI Project I / HCI Project II

III. Course Description:

Working in teams, students apply classroom knowledge in analysis and evaluation, implementation and design, and develop skills working in teams. The project begins in the fall semester after students complete the prerequisite courses and continues through the spring semester. It must be taken in consecutive fall and spring semesters.

IV. Prerequisites:

Matriculated in the HCI program, completion of HCI 500, HCI 510, HCI

511, HCI 520, and HCI 521

V. Justification for Course:

As HCI is an applied discipline, experiential learning is the principle element of the HCI program. These courses will provide students with the opportunity to participate in design projects that will require that they apply the principles of design, analysis and evaluation that they acquired in their previous course work. The execution of the projects in these courses will emulate the methodology students will employ in work settings. Working in teams they will select the project, identify the required tasks, assign work responsibilities, execute the plan and formally present the project to the faculty and students in the HCI program.

VI. Course Objectives:

The primary goal of these courses is to provide students in the HCI program with the practical experience associated with planning and conducting the design of a humancomputer interface. In completing these courses, students will:

A. Learn to work in teams comprised of people with different expertise.

B. Apply programmatic skills in planning the project including task allocation and scheduling that will result in an oral and written presentation of that plan.

C. Apply the principles and techniques of user centered design to their project including determining the abilities, experiences and culture of the users and applying that knowledge in the design of the user interface.

D. Build appropriate prototypes and / or models for the project

E. Evaluate the usability of their designs

F. Formally present their project to the faculty and students in the HCI program

VII. Course Outline:

A. Project exploration: Student teams will select the project that they will use for the two semester course.

B. Planning: Student teams will plan the activities that will comprise their project, select the member of the team who will be responsible for each task, and develop an overall schedule for the project.

C. User assessment: The specific needs, abilities and other relevant characteristics of the users will be determined.

D. Design activities

E. Design evaluation: This will include any modifications to the design based on the evaluation

F. Implementation: Depending on the specific project, the implementation may be the actual product or a prototype or mock-up.

G. Formal presentation

VIII. Methods of Instruction:

Instruction will be carried out through design reviews of the team projects. These will be formal class reviews and informal discussions with the instructor

IX. Course Requirements:

The design and evaluation of an instructor approved human-computer interaction design project. The components of the project are

A. Portfolio documenting the design activities and final project

B. Formal written and oral presentation of the project plan

C. Final project presentation, written and oral.

D. Bi-weekly design reviews

X. Means of Evaluation:

Assessment of the materials submitted in fulfillment of the course requirements.

XI. Resources:

The participating departments have the faculty resources and expertise to offer this course. Instructional Technology computer laboratories as well as those in Computer Science, Psychology and Graphic Design will support the computational requirements. The current library holdings in conjunction with access to intra-library loan will be sufficient for the variety of courses offered.

XII. Bibliography:

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