CSE/ISE/EST 323 Human Computer Interaction

Semester: Spring 2023
Time: Tue & Thu, 1:15 pm - 2:35 pm
Location: Computer Science 2120
Instructor: Dr. Xiaojun Bi
                    Office: NCS 161
                    Email: xiaojun [at] cs.stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Thu, 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm

| Important Messages & News | Abstract | Schedule | Textbook | Grading Policy |

Important Messages & News

  • Most of your questions (homework, deadlines, projects, etc.) should be publicly asked on Piazza, so that other students can benefit from the answers.
  • Any personal email to the instructor should include "[323]" in the title.

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    Abstract

    This course will provide an overview of the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them. It will particularly focus on topics related to mobile computing. It will teach you guidelines, principles, methodologies, tools and techniques for analyzing, designing and evaluating user interfaces and interaction techniques. More specifically, this course will include the following topics:

  • Human Information Processing System
  • Interaction Behavior Modeling
  • Computational Interface Design
  • Interface Design Principles and Process
  • Usability Testing
  • Heuristic Evaluation

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    Schedule

    Subject to minor changes throughout the semester.

    Date Topic Note
    1/24 Tue Introduction to HCI-1
    1/26 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 1
    1/31 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 2
    2/2 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 3
    2/7 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 4 Homework 1 released
    2/9 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 5
    2/14 Tue Lecture Cancelled; Instructor was sick Title and abstract of project due
    2/16 Thu Project review Homework 1 due
    2/21 Tue Behavioral Economics in HCI
    2/23 Thu Text Entry Systems- 1
    2/28 Tue Text Entry Systems- 2
    3/2 Thu Mid-term Review
    3/7 Tue Affordances, Conceptual Models and Design Principles Homework 2 released
    3/9 Thu Midterm Exam In class
    3/14 Tue No Lecture (Spring Break)
    3/16 Thu No Lecture (Spring Break)
    3/21 Tue Evalaution 1
    3/23 Thu Evaluation 2 Homework 2 due
    3/28 Tue Evaluation 3
    3/30 Thu Evaluation 4
    4/4 Tue Evaluation 5
    4/6 Thu Trends in HCI - 1
    4/11 Tue Trends in HCI - 2 Homework 3 released
    4/13 Thu Optimization in Interface Design
    4/18 Tue Accessible Computing
    4/20 Thu HCI + AI and HCI in VR/AR
    4/25 Tue No Lecture Homework 3 due. The instructor is attending CHI2023
    4/27 Thu No Lecture 5-min video presentation due. The instructor is attending CHI2023
    5/2 Tue Project Presentation
    5/4 Thu Summary

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    Textbook

    There is no official textbook. The course content was developed based on the cutting edge research published in the premier HCI conferences such as ACM CHI and UIST, and the following seminal books:

  • The Design of Everyday Things (2013) by Don Norman
  • The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction (1983) by Stuart K. Card, Thomas P. Moran, and Allen Newell
  • Doing Psychology Experiments (7th Edition, 2008) by David W. Martin

    • Grading Policy

    Subject to changes throughout the semester.

  • 30% Mid-term Exam.
          close-book exam.

  • 30% Three Individual Homework Assignments.

  • 35% Individual Research Project or Close-book Final Exam
         Points breakdown for project: 35% = execution (15%) + final report (10%) + presentation (10%).
         The presentation is a 5-minute pre-recorded video.

  • 5% Participation
          In class discussions

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