CS 6650 : Human Issues in Computing

CS 6650: Human Issues in Computing

Semester Hours:   3.0
Contact Hours:   3
Coordinator:   Abbas Heydarnoori
Text:   TBD
Authors:   TBD
Year:   TBD

SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION

Catalog Description

Behavioral aspects of computing, including topics such as programming style, language features, computer-aided instruction, computer science expertise, training, computing for universal access. Usability engineering. Research methodology. Prerequisite: Admission to MS in CS program, or consent of department.

Course type: ELECTIVE

SPECIFIC COURSE GOALS

• I can develop principles about how people interact with their environment and how that interaction affects their behavior.
• I can derive performance predictions for the development of design guidelines and legally enforceable standards.

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

• Human Factors
  • Importance to design
  • Defining and locating
  • History
  • User centered design philosophy
  • General concepts of usefulness
  • Concepts of error and failures
• User Relevant Characteristics for Design
  • Anthropometrics
  • Behavioral, cognitive, and social issues
• Psychology of a Human Operator
  • Sensory and perceptual issues
    • Introduction to the visual and auditory systems
    • Design of VR systems and alarms
  • Cognitive issues
    • Problem solving, learning and memory
    • Implications of menu design
    • Implications of expert versus novice users
  • Language, social, and organizational issues
• Design and Evaluation methods
  • Methods for analyzing tasks
  • Methods for evaluating designs
  • Integrated cognitive frameworks, models, and guidelines
  • The design cycle
    • Analytic methods
    • Empirical methods
    • Integrated frameworks