CSE 518 Foundations of Human Computer Interaction

Semester: Fall 2024
Time: 2:00 - 3:20 pm, Tuesday and Thursday
Location: Light Engineering Lab 102
Instructor: Dr. Xiaojun Bi
Office Hours: 12:30 - 1:50 pm on Tuesday in NCS 161
Email: xiaojun [at] cs.stonybrook.edu

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

Important Messages & News

  • Any personal email to the instructor should include "[CSE518]" in the title.
  • Piazza signup link: https://piazza.com/stonybrook/fall2024/cse518

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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

    Subject to minor changes throughout the semester.

    Date Topic Note
    8/27 Tue Introduction to HCI
    8/29 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 1
    9/3 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 2
    9/5 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 3
    9/10 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 4
    9/12 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 5 Project title and abstract due
    9/17 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 6
    9/19 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 7 Homework 1 released
    9/24 Tue Human Performance Modeling - 8
    9/26 Thu Human Performance Modeling - 9
    10/1 Tue Project Review Homework 1 due; homework 2 released
    10/3 Thu Mobile Text Entry System -1
    10/8 Tue Mobile Text Entry System -2
    10/10 Thu Affordances, Conceptual Models and Design Principles
    10/15 Tue Fall break; no lecture Homework 2 due
    10/17 Thu In-class Midterm Exam The exam will be held in Light Engineering Lab 102
    10/22 Tue Evaluation 1 - Heuristic Evaluation
    10/24 Thu Evaluation 2 - Controlled Experiments Homework 3 released
    10/29 Tue Evaluation 3 - Controlled Experiments
    10/31 Thu Evaluation 4 - Controlled Experiments
    11/5 Tue Evaluation 5 - Controlled Experiments
    11/7 Thu Evaluation 6 - Controlled Experiments Homework 3 due
    11/12 Tue Evaluation 7 - Controlled Experiments
    11/14 Thu Natural User Interfaces Homework 4 released
    11/19 Tue Trends in Human Computation - 1
    11/21 Thu Trends in Human Computation - 2
    11/26 Tue TBD Homework 4 due
    11/28 Thu No Lecture (Happy Thanksgiving)
    12/3 Tue Project Presentations Zoom-based
    12/5 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.

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

  • 20% Four Individual Homework Assignments.

  • 30% Individual Research Project
         Points breakdown for project: 30% = execution (15%) + final report (10%) + presentation (5%).

  • 25% Final Exam
         Close-book Exam

  • 5% Participation
          In class discussions

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