Cornell Tech: HCI & Design Fall 2019

Course Information

Professors Shiri Azenkot (Bloomberg 261) and Nicki Dell (Bloomberg 263)

TAs: Rama Varanasi, Zikai Alex Wen, Emily Tseng

Syllabus Link

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Office Hours

Nicki: Mon/Wed 1:45-2:30, Bloomberg 263

Shiri: Tues/Thurs 1:45-2:45, Bloomberg 261

TAs: TBD

Time, Place, Format

There are two sections for this course.

Section 1, lead by Prof. Dell: Mondays/Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm, Bloomberg 161/165

Section 2, lead by Prof. Azenkot: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm, Bloomberg 161

Class periods will usually be broken up as follows:

First 5 minutes: Questions on assigned reading (to be turned in)

Next 30 minutes: Lecture

Next 40 minutes: Hands-on activity (to be turned in)

Grading

Assignments: 50%; Reading Questions: 25%; Hands-on Activities: 25%

Devices in Class

We will use smartphones and laptops to facilitate hands-on activities and work in-class. However, research and student feedback clearly shows that using devices on non-class related activities harms our teaching, your own learning, and other students' learning as well. Therefore, we only allow device usage during activities that require devices. At all other times, you should put your device away. We'll help you remember this by announcing when to bring devices out and when to put them away.

Academic Integrity

Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity. Any work submitted by a student in this course for academic credit will be the student's own work. You are encouraged to study together and to discuss information and concepts covered in class with other students. You can give "consulting" help to or receive "consulting" help from such students. However, this permissible cooperation should never involve one student having possession of a copy of all or part of work done by someone else, in the form of an e-mail, an e-mail attachment file, a soft copy, or a hard copy. If you have questions about what is, or is not, permissable, please come and ask.

Students with Disabilities

Your access in this course is important. Please give us your Student Disability Services (SDS) accommodation letter within the first week of class so that we have adequate time to arrange your approved academic accommodations. If you need an immediate accommodation for equal access, please speak with us after class or send an email/slack message to us and/or SDS at sds_cu@cornell.edu. If the need arises for additional accommodations during the semester, please contact SDS. You may also feel free to speak with Student Services at Cornell Tech who will connect you with the university SDS office.