Localization
10/4: Mike Therrien, Wikipedia (US vs. Italy)
10/4: Anthony Biasella, Burger King (US vs. UK)
10/4: Chris Johnson, weather.com (US vs. UK)
10/25: John Fertitta, Subway (US vs. UK)
10/25: Tristan Lewis, Ford (US vs. Ireland)
10/25: Xiaoxiao Ma, Amazon (US vs. China)
11/15: Jav Zapanta, Facebook (English vs. Spanish)
11/15: Beibei Yang, Yahoo (US vs. China)
11/15: Jesse Lucas, Coca-Cola (US vs. UK)
11/15: Kunyoung Moon, Domino's Pizza (US vs. South Korea)
11/15: Amanda Anganes, Diner's Club (US vs. Australia)
11/22: Ritesh Jain, Makemytrip.com (US vs. India)
11/22: Leon Kay, Starbuck's (US vs. Australia)
Collaboration
10/18: Heather Byrne, GoogleDocs
10/18: Abraham Shultz, Diaspora
10/18: Justin Richer, elgg
10/18: Adam Cox, JIRA
10/18: Raviteja Barlanka, dimdim
11/8: Dan Brooks, Google Wave
11/8: Eric McCann, Trac
11/8: Malav Parikh, AirSet
11/15: Simone Hill, 37signals
11/15: Jeff Van Dyke, Microsoft OCS
11/15: Rose Cuozzo, WebEx
11/15: Philip Kovac, Gobby
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Last updated 14 November 2010
Announcements
29 November:
If you intend to turn anything into me (e.g., late homework), please do so no later than 5:30 p.m. on 6 December.
15 November:
Project groups are (in no particular order):
-Dan, Eric, Phil, Abe, Michael (UAV group)
-Anthony, Heather, Simone, Chris, John
-Amanda, Justin, Tristan, Jeff, Jav
-Malav, Ritesh, Raviteja, Adam, Kunyoung
-Beibei, Rose, Xiaoxiao, Leon, Jesse
ALL groups will present on 6 December in 30-minute presentations
Cancellation Information
If the University is closed and/or Continuing Ed courses are cancelled due to inclement weather, the school will make the announcement on the following radio stations:
WCAP Lowell, 980 AM
WTAG Worcester, 580 AM
WBZ Channel 4, Boston
WHDH Channel 7, Boston
Plus, you can call the "no school phone line" at 978-934-2121 or check the web site at continuinged.uml.edu.
Course Description
The purpose of this class is to ground you in the basics of how humans interact with technology, and to introduce you to the breadth of what human-computer interaction (HCI) encompasses. Although it is called HCI, the concepts presented in the course should also help you understand how people use machines (most of which are computer controlled). At the end of the course you will be able to cite basic principles that are relevant to specific critiques of human interaction designs and devise a usability engineering plan to accompany development of new human interfaces. You will also be able to critically read papers in the human-computer interaction literature. What distinguishes this course from one that is taught at an undergraduate level is the fact that it will emphasize more theoretical constructs and include seminal readings by the original researchers rather than simply textbook descriptions of their work. Also, it will include a project whereby you will design a prototype interface.
Course Materials
See below under "attachments."