Class Learning Objectives

CGS 4352 Human-Computer Interaction I

Ability to apply the principles of user-centered design, universal design, and usability assessment to create simple websites or software applications.
Ability to describe how human information processing and cognitive limitations affects peoples' use of computer systems.
Ability to describe the performance characteristics of humans according to the Model Human Processor (MHP) framework.
Ability to describe the major computer input and output devices and modalities, and how they affect human performance.
Ability to recognize and describe the main interaction models and metaphors currently in use to support human-computer interaction.
Ability to recognize and describe next-generation models and metaphors supporting human-computer interaction.
Ability to recognize and describe the software design process.
Ability to describe which and how user-centered design activities should be performed during the software design lifecycle.
Ability to describe the principles of universal access and how systems can be designed to support use by people with disabilities.
Ability to recognize and describe the effects of workgroups and high-risk environments on the interaction of humans and computers.