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*** CPSC 444
is being offered in Term 2
of the 2009/10 academic year. ***
However, information on this site is for the 2006/07 offering of CPSC 444.
Welcome to the "new" CPSC 444! This course has been
entirely revised and is being offered for the first time
in January 2007.
Learn more about Computer Science's new
HCI curriculum
This course builds on
the design process presented in
CPSC 344 and focuses on
the underlying models of human-computer interaction
(including visual, motor, and information processing),
the theory of and advanced methods for design and
evaluation (including laboratory experiments and field
studies), and research frontiers (including Computer
Supported Cooperative Work). The main deliverable is a
team project in which students will apply the material
taught both in this course as well as in CPSC 344.
444 is structured similarly to 344.
That is, it uses a combination of formal lectures,
Problem-Based Sessions (tutorials) in which additional
content is introduced by TAs in interactive, small-group
sessions held in the CS Department's new
HCI Learning Studio (X360); and
2 hours of lab time, predominantly for team project work.
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academic year |
2006/07 January term |
| instructor |
Dr. Joanna McGrenere (ICICS/CS X665)
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| project
instructor |
Dr. Matt Finke |
| TAs |
Karen Parker |
| email
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cs444@cs.ubc.ca
to reach all course staff.
joanna@cs.ubc.ca
for confidential communication with instructor.
Please use
joanna
only for necessarily personal communication. General
questions will be addressed much more quickly on
the WebCT discussion group or through cs444. |
| communication |
Notices for this course
will be generally be made through WebCT: http://www.webct.ubc.ca |
| prerequisites |
Pre-reqs:
CPSC 344 and one of
STAT 200,
STAT 241.
Co-reqs: One of
CPSC 319,
CPSC 398.
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| deliverables |
individual
& group
assignments, team project, exams
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lectures, tutorials & labs |
Lectures: Tuesday &
Thursday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM,
DMP 301
Tutorials &
Labs: Monday/Wednesday
12:00 - 2:00 PM,
HCI Learning Studio (X360)
** NOTE that attendance is
required at tutorials and
labs. **
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| readings |
There is no required text.
Readings will be required for
most lectures
and every tutorial. They will generally
be available online or provided to students as a
handout.
Some of the readings are
available on-line in the
ACM Digital Library. To access from off
campus, use VPN, or alternately use the
UBC Library proxy server. Set your browser
to use the proxy portal.ubc.ca:8000 (portal.ubc.ca
and port 8000) and then login using your UBC
library card number as your name and the last
five digits of your card as your password.
(Course slides will be
available on this website, linked to the
schedule page.)
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| other
requirements |
PRS clicker: You'll
be using UBC's new PRS clickers in tutorials and
possibly in lectures. Please acquire one by your
first lab (here's
how)
Other expenses for 444
may include:
project prototyping materials ($0-25/individual)
lock for team locker (to be retained by team at
end of term)
flip chart pad(s) - e.g.
Staples, $12 / 50 sheet pad. Your team
should use a couple during term
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| office
hours |
The instructor will
generally be
available right after lecture for half an hour,
and your TA and project instructor will be available
in your tutorial and labs. Please make this your
first mode of contact whenever possible.
When this is not sufficient, please book
appointments via email on an as-needed basis. The TA
and project instructor assigned to your project is
usually the best initial resource for project
questions, being most familiar with your project
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learning outcomes |
On successful
completion of the course, the student should:
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have knowledge
of HCI models and theories and how they
apply to the design of user interfaces
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be familiar
with the variety of techniques and methods
for interface design, evaluation, and
analysis
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have
experience designing and running a field
study and performing data analysis
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have
experience designing and running a
controlled experiment and performing data
analysis
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have
experience with some sophisticated tools for
interface prototyping and analysis and user
observation
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be familiar
with research issues in HCI
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have enough
background to apply these principles and
practices in industry, and to continue to
further education and research in this area
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have
experience reading research papers and
identifying the contribution of those papers
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In addition to all
university rules, regulations, and academic guidelines,
the following policies will hold in CS444:
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Attendance and prompt arrival is
expected at all lectures, tutorials and labs. Quiz,
assignment and team project marks will suffer from
absences. A doctor's note is required to substantiate
any illness.
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There will be no makeup for the midterm.
The final exam will absorb the midterm's component
of the grade, should the midterm be missed.
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A student must pass the final exam
in order to pass the course.
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To request that a deliverable be fully
or partially re-graded: the request must be
submitted in writing (not via email and not verbally)
and the full copy of the deliverable must be resubmitted
together with the written request. We reserve the
right to re-grade the entire deliverable.
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Use of laptop computers during
lectures is prohibited.
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Use of laptop or desktop computers in
tutorial:
Contact the instructor or your TA
ahead of time if a medical or family reason prevents
you or your team from handing a project component in
on time.
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& marking scheme |
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Tentative: |
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Quizzes (10%) |
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Assignments (10%) |
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Team project (35%) |
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Teammate peer
evaluation (5%) |
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Midterm exam (15%) |
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Final exam (20%) |
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Discretionary (5%) |
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