BTH740 Weekly Schedule 20103
BTH740 -- Weekly Schedule 20103
Week 1 - Sep 5
This Week
- Introduction - Everyday Things
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Donald Norman
- Hall of Shame
To Do
- Read Norman's Book
- Check out Hall of Shame and Fame
Week 2 - Sep 12
This Week
- Introduction - Cognitive Psychology
- Technology
- Humanity - Philosophical Context
- Cognitive Psychology
- Usability
- Humans - Perception
- Vision
- Hearing
- Touch
- Motion
Week 3 - Sep 19
This Week
- Humans - Memory and Thinking
- Neuroscience
- Multi-Stage Memory
- Working Memory
- Thinking
- Emotion
- Computers - Devices
- Text Entry
- Handwriting
- Speech Entry
- Pointing
- Scanning
- Display
- Printing
Week 4 - Sep 26
This Week
- Computers - Memory and Processing
- Memory
- Processing
- Interaction - Interaction Models
- Terminology
- Norman's Model
- Interaction Framework
- Frameworks and HCI
Week 5 - Oct 3
This Week
- Interaction - Paradigms and Styles
- Paradigms
- Interaction Styles
- Compound Styles
- The Research Essay
- Class Notes - How to Write a Research Essay
To Do
- Start Preparing your Thesis Statement
Resources
Robertson, Hugh. The Research Essay. Ottawa, Paperhill, 2001