A survey course designed to introduce students to Human-Computer Interaction and prepare them for further study in the specialized topics of their choice. Students will have the opportunity to delve deeper in the course through a course project, and through a two-three week special topic selected at the instructor’s discretion.

CSE 214 or 230

• Students will understand the terminology and methods used in HCI
• Students will understand users needs, requirements and abilities
• Students will understand the range of possibilities for human-computer interaction
• Students will be able to design applications and services that are user-centered

• Introduction to HCI
• Approaches to Design in HCI
• The Human Abilities, Attention, Memory
• The Computer
• Design Research
• HCI Models
• Modalities and Media
• Designing an Application
• Designing a Service
• Testing and Evaluation
• Special Topic per Instructor
• Project Presentations