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Human-Computer Interaction

Semester 1 2019/2020

Lecturer: Dr. Kami Vaniea (kvaniea@inf.ed.ac.uk) and Dr. Aurora Constantin (aconsta2@staffmail.ed.ac.uk)

Quick References

Where to find all the resources we use in the class.

• Lecture Recordings - Go to Learn and click on "Media Hopper Replay".
• Other Videos - Go to Learn and click on "Additional Videos" on the left hand side. These videos include a make-up video for Lecture 2 and some other examples of HCI methodologies.
• Coursework Discussion - Piazza
• Readings - Select pages from Universal Methods of Design (UMD) can be found on Learn. Individual links can also be found in the outline below.

Course Outline

The course will follow a similar format to the 2017/2018 course schedule.

1.	10 Sep	Introduction / Design Process
2.	17 Sep	Defining Problems Long Reading: How to understand problems by Andrew J. Ko Long Reading: How to define problems by Andrew J. Ko

Coursework

Questions around coursework should be directed to Piazza.

• Coursework 1: Design
• Coursework 2: Evaluate

Feedback

• Formative feedback: Verbal feedback on both coursework will be provided by the lecturer during the weekly tutorials. One of the aims of the formative feedback for the coursework is to align in good time the student's proposed solutions with the advertised marking scheme.
• Marks with written summative feedback on the coursework will be returned by the dates given above.

Tutorials

Sign up for tutorials by going to: https://student.inf.ed.ac.uk

Tutorials start in week 3. A worksheet will be issued before each tutorial. For tutorials were we are doing a hands-on activity you may be asked to think about a topic in advance or gather some experiences from your friends. For tutorials where we are going over example exam problems the problems will be posted in advance and the answers discussed during the tutorial.

1. Interviewing
2. Paper Prototype Evaluation
   • Example of a paper prototype based on the Belkin Wemo Insight Switch
   • Quick reference for the "Computer" so that they know which screens to show when.
   • Screens which are meant to be cut out and shown to the participant.
3. Survey Question Design
   • Example Survey
   • Answers
4. Think Aloud
5. Affinity Diagram

Recommended Textbooks

• Universal methods of design 100 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions
  ebook available: from the library.
  
• Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web by Lukas Mathis

More online resources

• Understanding your users a practical guide to user research methods (library link)
  by Kathy Baxter, Kelly Caine, and Catherine Courage.
• List of online HCI resources by the University of Toronto

Useful links

• Past exam papers

Examinations

• HCI exam will be held in December 2017. Please double check information with the university's Examination Timetables.