CSCE 572 - 001: Human-Computer
Interaction (Fall 2021)
Class
Meeting: MW
2:20PM-3:35PM, Swearingen Engr Ctr 2A31
Course
Instructor: Dr. Yan Tong
Email:
tongy@cse.sc.edu
Storey
Innovation Center 2273
777-0801
(office)
Office Hours: by appointment
Tentative
Syllabus: http://www.cse.sc.edu/~tongy/csce572/csce572syl.pdf
Academic
Bulleting Description:
Interdisciplinary
approach to interaction design, user-centered design, human abilities, survey
development, experimental study methodology, heuristic evaluations, usability
testing, universal design, and accessibility.
Full
Course Description:
Human-Computer
Interaction is a course that focuses
on the importance of human-computer interaction in the design and development
of things people use. Topics
covered in this course will include the capabilities and limitations of users,
HCI methods, the design process, and design evaluation.
Keywords: Interaction design and
evaluation, interaction modes, system usability, human-robot interaction,
cooperative systems, universal design, and accessibility.
Pre-requisites:
Undergraduate or graduate standing
in CSE or permission of the instructor.
Goals
and Learning Outcomes:
The overall goal of this course is
to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to critically evaluate
system design from a human-centered approach. The measurable learning outcomes used
to determine the degree to which this goal is being met follow:
Course Textbooks
and Readings:
·
Interaction Design: Beyond
Human-Computer Interaction, (4th Edition), Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, and Jennifer Preece, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY, 2011.
·
Optional
textbook: Understanding Your Users: A
Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques, Catherine
Courage, Kathy Baxter, and Kelly Caine, Elsevier,
2005. (2nd
edition is fine)
All course materials comply with
copyright/fair use policies.
Course Overview:
This course is designed to provide
students with a
variety of contexts for understanding, evaluating, and implementing
human-computer interaction methods and processes. A typical class session will
consist of:
·
Lectures
·
Group
discussion of human-computer interaction material
·
Group
work
Course
Communication:
I will be communicating with you
regarding grades and assignments. If you need to get in touch with me, the best
method is via email (tongy@cse.sc.edu ). You
may also post questions pertaining to the course on the Blackboard Discussion
Board. Generally, these questions will be answered within 24 hours. If you are
having trouble with this course or its material, you should contact me via
email to discuss the issues. Announcements will be posted to this course
whenever necessary. If there is any other information
I think is important, I will send it to your email address you have in
Blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email account works
properly in order to receive email. Your email address
in Blackboard coincides with your preferred university email. If you are unsure
of your preferred email, check your account (https://myaccount.sc.edu). For more
information on setting your preferred university email, please see the How To
Change Your Primary University Email Address (https://scprod.service-now.com/sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0011464)
Knowledge Base article.
Grading System:
All grades will be posted on
Blackboard. You are strongly encouraged to check you scores in Blackboard
regularly. A final letter grade will be assigned based on:
A (90-100%),
B+ (86-89%), B (80-85%), C+ (76-79%), C (70-75%), D+ (66-69%), D (60-65%), and
F (0-59%)
Grading policy
(Undergraduate students):
·
Two
exams (20% each)
·
Individual
assignments (3) (10% in total)
·
Team
project (45% in total):
o
Topic
definition and understanding of the problem report (5%),
o
Design
alternative presentation (5%),
o
Final
project presentation (10%),
o
Final
written report (15%), and
o
Participation
grade (10%)
·
Quizzes
(5) (5% in total)
Grading policy
(Graduate students):
·
Two
exams (15% each)
·
Individual
assignments (4) (10% in total)
·
Paper
reading and written report (10%)
·
Team
project (45% in total):
o
Topic
definition and understanding of the problem report (5%),
o
Design
alternative presentation (5%),
o
Final
project presentation (10%),
o
Final
written report (15%), and
o
Participation
grade (10%)
·
Quizzes
(5) (5% in total)
Note: the graduate students and
undergraduate students will have different versions for both exams, where the
graduate students are asked to answer more questions.
Late Submission
Policy:
A due date will accompany all assignments, quizzes, exams, and deliverables of the team project. All course deadlines are listed in Eastern Time Zone.
Late submissions of assignments, quiz responses, or project deliverables will be accepted if BOTH of the following requirements are met:
· You must contact me in advance of the required assignment, quiz, and project deliverable deadline to make arrangement for its completion.
· You must complete the assignment, quiz, and project deliverable within the week following its due date.
However, late submissions will be subject to the following penalty: 10% will be deducted from your grade for the first day late, and an additional 5% will be deducted on each subsequent day.
Except
group presentations and final written report of the team project, you will be
granted for a ONE-TIME waiver of late submission penalty - you will not be
penalized if you submit your assignment in three days after due date. For team
deliverables, you cannot use the waiver if any member in the team has used the
waiver before. Please notify me in advance, when you
use this waiver.
Attendance
Policy:
Success
in this course is dependent on your active participation throughout the course. Class attendance is
required as claimed in University policy. When you
miss class, you miss important information. If you are absent, you are
responsible for learning material covered in class. If you have an excused
absence (https://academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/policies-regulations/undergraduate-academic-regulations),
you will be permitted to make up coursework or complete an equivalent assignment
agreed upon with me.
To
arrange excuses for absences that can be anticipated at the start of the term,
you should:
·
Submit a written
request (email is acceptable) stating the dates of the anticipated absence no
later than the end of the second week of the course.
·
Explain the reason for
absence. In some cases, documentation may be required. Please consult the policy (https://academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/policies-regulations/undergraduate-academic-regulations)
for additional information.
·
Include any request for
make-up work.
To
arrange excuses for absences that cannot be anticipated at the start of the
term, (e.g. legal proceedings or illness), you should,
at the first opportunity, submit in a written request stating:
·
The date of absence
·
The reason for absence. In some cases,
documentation may be required. Please consult the policy
for additional information.
·
Any request for make-up
work as soon as reasonably possible after you become
aware of the need to be absent.
Academic
Integrity:
You
are expected to practice the highest possible standards of academic integrity.
Any deviation from this expectation will result in a minimum academic penalty
of your failing the assignment, and will result in
additional disciplinary measures. Violations of the University's Honor Code
include, but are not limited to improper citation of sources, using another
student's work, and any other form of academic misrepresentation. Violations of
the University's Honor Code will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct
and Academic Integrity. Below are some websites for you to visit to learn more
about University policies:
Carolinian Creed (http://www.sc.edu/creed)
Academic Responsibility
(http://www.sc.edu/policies/staf625.pdf)
Disability
Services:
Student Disability Resource
Center (SDRC) (https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/student_disability_resource_center/) empowers students to
manage challenges and limitations imposed by disabilities. Students with
disabilities are encouraged to contact me to discuss the logistics of any
accommodations needed to fulfill course requirements (within the first week of
the semester). In order to receive reasonable
accommodations from me, you must be registered with the Student Disability
Resource Center (1523 Greene Street, LeConte Room
112A, Columbia, SC 29208, 803-777-6142). Any student with a documented
disability should contact the SDRC to make arrangements
for appropriate accommodations.
Health and
Safety:
Students
are expected to comply with all university health and safety guidelines
including those about COVID-19. For current
COVID-19 guidelines, visit https://sc.edu/safety/coronavirus/safety_guidelines.
Lectures:
·
Final
presentation and report rubrics
Individual
Assignments:
·
An essay about yourself, due in Blackboard
at 11:59 pm EST, Aug. 27, 2021
·
Graduate Only:
paper reading proposal, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Sep. 10, 2021
·
IRB training, certificate
due in Blackboard at 11:59 pm EST, Oct. 3, 2021
·
Written
critiques, due in Blackboard at 11:59 pm EST, Nov. 8, 2021
·
Graduate Only:
case
study of evaluation, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 10, 2021
·
Graduate Only:
paper reading report, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 14, 2021
·
Graduate Only:
participation in evaluation, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 29, 2021
(See details in Lecture 16 and Blackboard)
·
Extra credit
(individual): participation in usability
test, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 29, 2021 (See details in Lecture
16 and Blackboard)
Quizzes
and Exams:
·
Quiz #1 has been scheduled on
Wednesday, Sep 1st in class.
·
Quiz #2 has been scheduled on
Wednesday, Sep 15 in class.
·
Quiz #3 has been scheduled on
Monday, Sep 27 in class.
·
Exam #1 has been scheduled on
Wednesday, Sep 29 in class.
·
Quiz #4 has been scheduled on
Wednesday, Oct. 20 in class.
·
Quiz #5 has been scheduled on
Monday, Nov. 1 in class.
·
Exam #2 has been scheduled on
Wednesday, Nov.3 in class.
Group
project deliverables (each team only needs to submit a single report):
·
Topic definition and understanding of the problem
report, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm
EST, Sep. 19, 2021
·
Design alternative presentation
slides, due in Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Oct. 11, 2021
·
Extra credit – A written report summarizing
the outcome from the design alternative presentations, due in Blackboard at
11:59pm, EST, Oct. 15, 2021
·
Usability test plan, due in
Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 10, 2021
·
Usability test report, due in
Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Nov. 29, 2021
·
Team final presentation, 12:30pm
– 3:00 pm EST, Dec.6, 2021
·
Team final presentation slides,
due in
Blackboard at 11:59pm EST, Dec.6, 2021
·
Team final report, due in Blackboard
at 11:59pm EST, Dec.6, 2021
·
Peer evaluation forms, due in Blackboard
at 11:59pm EST, Dec.6, 2021