What will you do in this course?
- Substantial readings in which we learn about various design
and evaluation techniques.
- Individual assignments in which you apply these techniques to
a "small" design problem, for the purpose of getting a feel for
the techniques.
- A semester long project in which you design and evaluate the
design of a human-computer system. Here you can choose which design
and evaluation techniques you think are appropriate for your project.
The projects should be done in groups, unless you have a compelling
reason to work individually.
- Online discussions of all of the above, including products
of individual assignments, group projects, and any other examples
or resources you may wish to bring to the attention of the group.
- A final exam in which we make sure you've read and understood
the readings ...
Weekly Routine
- Participate in the online environment at least 3 times
a week (for example: Monday, Wednesday and Weekend).
- Entering via the home page, you'll notice whether there
are any major new stories for the ICS student community.
- Go to the workspace for this course. Announcements specific
to this course will appear there. Check for new assignments
and due dates.
- Check the discussions for new work and/or new comments
posted by class members. (If you have subscribed for email
notification from the relevant discussions and have checked
your email, you will already know even before looking here,
and can use the link in the email to go direct to the discussion.)
- Whenever you find an online resource of interest to the
group, feel free to post a reference to it in the appropriate
discussion and register the resource in the disCourse database.
- Postings generally should state (1) a position and (2)
justification for that position. Of course, questions don't need
justifications unless you want to explain why your question is
relevant or its implications. My point here is that we should
not just be stating opinions, but also be providing theoretical
or empirical reasons.
- Assigned readings are listed in the schedule under the
day they will be discussed in class. Read these assigned
readings by the evening before class, even if you aren't coming
to class. This will keep everyone "on the same page".
- Individual and project assignments are listed in the
Assignments note. Assignments should preferably be posted the
evening before they are due and must be posted before class,
so we can look at them in class or online that evening.
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