CSE 518 Foundations of Human Computer Interaction

Semester: Fall 2024
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Instructor: Dr. Xiaojun Bi
                    Office: NCS 161
                    Email: xiaojun [at] cs.stonybrook.edu

| Important Messages & News | Abstract | Schedule and Reading Assignments | Textbook | Grading Policy |

Important Messages & News

  • Any personal email to the instructor should include "[CSE518]" 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
  • State-of-the-art Research in HCI

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    Schedule (TBD)

    Subject to minor changes throughout the semester.

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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.

  • 20% Mid-term Exam.
          Close-book Exam.

  • 30% Three Individual Homework Assignments.

  • 20% Individual Research Project
         Points breakdown for project: 20% = execution (10%) + final report (5%) + presentation (5%).

  • 25% Final Exam
         Close-book Exam

  • 5% Participation
          In class discussions

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