Human Computer Interaction:
COMPSCI 345 & SOFTENG 350
Semester 1, City Campus

Welcome to Human Computer Interaction (HCI). For computer users the interface 'is' the system and for the 'average' system over half the code is entirely about managing the user interaction. This makes HCI an important area of study and research within Computer Science. As you will find during the course, HCI encompasses everything from designing a web page like this to developing Virtual Reality environments! We often combine knowledge from psychology, design and computer science.

Lectures: There are 3 lectures a week for this class (check them on Student Services Online)

• Tuesday 5pm-6pm in Owen Glenn 73 - known as OGGB 4
• Wednesday 10am-11am in Engineering 401
• Thursday 10am-11am in MLT1

Tutorials: From week 2 there will be five lots of one hour lab/tutorial sessions each week. Approximately the same material will be covered in each session. You are expected to attend one of these sessions each week.

There is no required textbook in 2012. We will draw material from a number of sources including previous years' text books (below), both of which are available from the library on short loan. The lectures page will have links to appropriate material.

The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design by Steven Heim, 2008
Human-Computer Interaction, by Dix, Finlay, Abowd & Beale

Please email Beryl Plimmer to say you are in the class. We will discuss writing topic options shortly.

Q: What programming language will we be using?
A: Our implementation project for 2012 will be browser based. You will be allowed to use any language that will run in a standard browser

Q: Where are the lecture recordings?
A: All lecture recordings are in Cecil. In the resources section you can download the slides and access the 'Streaming media' of the recording. In the announcements there are also the links to download a particular lecture.