CS 04580 - Human Centered Computing

Credits: 3

Designed for a mixed population of Computer Science and Psychology students, this class will explore design methodologies and principles. Students will critically evaluate all sorts of interfaces including Windows, Internet search engines, mobile devices, web sites, computer games, simulation environments and remote control devices. Students will learn strategies for prototyping, learn how bootstrapping can build rapid interfaces, conduct usability research, critically analyze scholarly research, get a glimpse into disciplines such as natural language, robotics and information visualization, mine recent case studies for insights, explore some of the latest technological developments at industry leaders like Google, and learn to appreciate the differences and subtleties between good and bad design

Course Attributes: GCAT, GRAD