CS2013-final-report

Studio track:
Six assignments (culminating in design project) (worth 67%) and quizzes (worth 33%). Students who achieve a
reasonable fraction of this (80% or higher) will receive a statement of accomplishment from us, certifying that you
successfully completed the studio track. To complete the studio track, we suggest committing 10 hours per week.
Studio practicum track:
Six assignments (culminating in design project) (worth 100%). This practicum is designed for students seeking to
continue developing their design skills through an additional iteration of assignments. Students who achieve a
reasonable fraction of this (80% or higher) will receive a statement of accomplishment from us, certifying that you
successfully completed the studio practicum. To complete the studio practicum track, we suggest committing 5-6
hours per week. The 6 assignments and 2 of the quizzes use peer assessment to determine scores.
Course textbooks and materials
No textbooks are used, but additional reading on certain topics are referenced in lecture videos and linked to on an
additional resources page. We recommend students use Balsamiq as their low-fidelity prototyping tool and Axure or
Justinmind as their high-fidelity prototyping tool.
Why do you teach the course this way
This course was first offered in June 2012, following by a second offering in September 2012 and finally in April
2013. The content is based on Stanford’s introductory HCI course (CS 147). The primary difference lies in the level
of programming needed: In the online class, interactive prototypes are created using a prototyping tool, whereas the
Stanford version functionally implements the prototypes. In Fall 2012, CS 147 used the recorded lecture videos from
the online class. In addition, a new class was created at Stanford that would mirror the online assignments (thus
requiring no programming prerequisite). Feedback suggests that the online course is considered challenging,
particularly in terms of its pace.
Body of Knowledge coverage
KA Knowledge Unit Topics Covered Hours
HCI Foundations The birth of HCI, the power of prototyping, evaluating designs, needfinding,
design heuristics, direct manipulation, mental models, representation,
distributing cognition, designing studies
4
HCI
HCI
Designing
Interaction
User-centered
design & testing
Task analysis, visual design, information design, rapid prototyping 2
Needfinding, rapid prototyping, heuristic evaluation, designing experiments 2.5
HCI
Statistical Methods
for HCI
In-person and web experimental design, within v. between subjects design,
assigning participants to conditions, chisquared test
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