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IFSM 303
Human Factors in Computer Systems Design
Fall Semester 2001 IFSM 303 Syllabus

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Aug. 30 Intro to the course and its content and an overview of human factors and human-computer interaction

Sept. 4 Overview of HF/HCI - Chapter 1
WWW as a "system" and systems theory - Chapters 1 & 16

Sept. 6 Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Intro to unix and html
Email received by 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 11 Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Intro to unix and html (or Essential html)

Sept. 13 Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Essential html

Sept. 18 1st WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%)
Styles of interaction and rules of design - Chapters 2, 7, & 11

Sept. 20 Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Intro to Netscape Composer

Sept. 25 Research and Usability - Chapter 4

Sept. 27 Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Netscape Composer

Oct. 2 2nd WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%)
Overview of the SDLC for interface design - Chapter 3

Oct. 4 Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Power Point and Front Page

Oct. 9 Usability, prototyping, and the SDLC - Chapters 3 & 4
HCI Theories - Chapter 2, Introduction to Interface Report assignment

Oct. 11 3rd WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%)
HCI Theories - Chapter 2

Oct. 16 Email as to choice of interface to evaluate confirmed by instructor NLT 8:00 a.m.
"The Three Pillars of Interface Design" - Chapters 2, 3, 4, & 5

Oct. 18 Software issues - Chapter 5 and Hardware issues - Chapter 9

Oct. 23 Oral Reports begin and continue through December 6th (5%)
Controls, displays and ergonomics - Chapter 9; Introduction to Application Project

Oct. 25 Test review - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 16

Oct. 30 Test #1 (25%)

Nov. 1 Interface Analysis & Evaluation Report and on-line Abstract due by 8:30 a.m. (15%)
Information theory and communication - Chapter 2

Nov. 6 Human information processing - Chapters 2 & 10
Last day to change grading method or drop a course is Nov. 7th

Nov. 8 Human factors theories, displays and human information processing - Chapter 2

Nov. 13 Human factors theory, human information processing and the human response
Styles of interaction - Chapters 2, 6, 7 & 8

Nov. 15 Direct manipulation - Chapter 6

Nov. 20 Application Project due 8:30 a.m. (15%)
Direct manipulation, dynamic queries and information visualization - Chapter 15

Nov. 22 Thanksgiving - Rejoice and give thanks!

Nov. 27 HF theories and cognitive psychology applied to DM, DQ, IV and VR - Chapters 6, 9 & 15

Nov. 29 Windowing strategies - Chapter 13
Computer Supported Collaborative Work - Chapter 14

Dec. 4 Social Responsibility and Ethics - AfterWords

Dec. 6 Test review - Chapters 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15 & 16

Dec. 11 Test #2 (25%)

IFSM 303 Syllabus

Return to IFSM 303 Homepage
IFSM 303, WebCT Course Page
IFSM 303 Blackboard Page

Aug. 30	Intro to the course and its content and an overview of human factors and human-computer interaction
Sept. 4	Overview of HF/HCI - Chapter 1 WWW as a "system" and systems theory - Chapters 1 & 16
Sept. 6	Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Intro to unix and html Email received by 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 11	Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Intro to unix and html (or Essential html)
Sept. 13	Guest Speaker or Lab (ECS 122A) Essential html
Sept. 18	1st WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%) Styles of interaction and rules of design - Chapters 2, 7, & 11
Sept. 20	Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Intro to Netscape Composer
Sept. 25	Research and Usability - Chapter 4
Sept. 27	Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Netscape Composer
Oct. 2	2nd WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%) Overview of the SDLC for interface design - Chapter 3
Oct. 4	Lab (ECS, Rm 122A) - Power Point and Front Page
Oct. 9	Usability, prototyping, and the SDLC - Chapters 3 & 4 HCI Theories - Chapter 2, Introduction to Interface Report assignment
Oct. 11	3rd WWW assignment due by 1:00 p.m. (5%) HCI Theories - Chapter 2
Oct. 16	Email as to choice of interface to evaluate confirmed by instructor NLT 8:00 a.m. "The Three Pillars of Interface Design" - Chapters 2, 3, 4, & 5
Oct. 18	Software issues - Chapter 5 and Hardware issues - Chapter 9
Oct. 23	Oral Reports begin and continue through December 6th (5%) Controls, displays and ergonomics - Chapter 9; Introduction to Application Project
Oct. 25	Test review - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 16
Oct. 30	Test #1 (25%)
Nov. 1	Interface Analysis & Evaluation Report and on-line Abstract due by 8:30 a.m. (15%) Information theory and communication - Chapter 2
Nov. 6	Human information processing - Chapters 2 & 10 Last day to change grading method or drop a course is Nov. 7th
Nov. 8	Human factors theories, displays and human information processing - Chapter 2
Nov. 13	Human factors theory, human information processing and the human response Styles of interaction - Chapters 2, 6, 7 & 8
Nov. 15	Direct manipulation - Chapter 6
Nov. 20	Application Project due 8:30 a.m. (15%) Direct manipulation, dynamic queries and information visualization - Chapter 15
Nov. 22	Thanksgiving - Rejoice and give thanks!
Nov. 27	HF theories and cognitive psychology applied to DM, DQ, IV and VR - Chapters 6, 9 & 15
Nov. 29	Windowing strategies - Chapter 13 Computer Supported Collaborative Work - Chapter 14
Dec. 4	Social Responsibility and Ethics - AfterWords
Dec. 6	Test review - Chapters 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15 & 16
Dec. 11	Test #2 (25%)