This class introduces students to the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and user interface design. Specifically, the course covers the following topics:
Fundamental characteristics of human cognition, such as reaction time, rules of perception, and memory performance
Models of interaction between people and their environment, such as affordances, mappings, constraints, slips, and mistakes
Milestones in the history of human-computer interaction
Principles of iterative design
User interface prototyping techniques
User studies and evaluation methods
Golden rules of user interface...