Classes

Syllabus

Class1

• Required reading: skim over chapter 1 and 2, focus on the main ideas of the "Overview" and "Summary" sections

Class2

• Required reading: skim over chapter 3, focus on the main ideas of the "Overview" and "Summary" sections

Class3

• Required reading: 7.1, 7.2

Class4

• Required reading: textbook 5.1-5.5

Class5

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Class6

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Class7

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Class8

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Class9

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Class10

• Required reading: textbook sections indicated in slides

Sample Exam Questions

Find them here

Assignments

• HW1- upload your report here
• HW2- upload your report here
• HW3- upload your work here [due Thursday 13/11/1439]

Project

• Contracts- submit the information about your contract here
• Requirement analysis- submit your work here
• Interface Design is due by the weekend of this week inshallah

How to study?

Focus on achieving the followings:

1. you can define/distinguish/state the followings.

• Basics of human and computer components, abilities and limitations
• HCI and the basics of interaction
• Interactive design importance and models
• Usability engineering and software process
• Evaluation types/uses/requirements/pros/cons
• Types of support and the uses of each

2. you can apply the concepts/principles/guidelines/rules of

• Usability
• Interactive models
• Universal design
• Implementation/user support
• Evaluation and reviews

3. you can critique/explain/justify designs and identify the problems in given design scenarios