COSC 636 Human Computer Interaction
This course covers the principles of human-computer interaction, the design and evaluation of user interfaces. Topics include an overview of users’ needs and how cognitive aspects affect the design of user interfaces; the principles and guidelines for designing usable user interfaces, with emphasis on the different and novel interactions and trends in HCI; the interaction evaluation methodologies and techniques that can be used to measure the usability of software. Other topics may include World Wide Web design principles and tools, crowdsening/sourcing, speech and natural language interfaces, and virtual reality interfaces.