Course syllabus

Syllabus

Welcome to CS345 Semester 1 2021. All course material is in Modules.

Course Overview

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 simple web page like this to developing Virtual Reality environments! We often combine knowledge from psychology, design and computer science. The course emphasises two complementary competencies of HCI: the ability to evaluate usability of a user interface, and the ability to design a usable interface, and these will be part of the coursework.  We have a guest lecturer each semester to offer broader perspectives.

Digital Course Outline

A full overview of the course is provided in the Digital Course Outline

Staff

Instructors

• Dr Danielle Lottridge, d.lottridge@auckland.ac.nz. Please post course related questions to piazza.
• Prof Robert Amor, trebor@cs.auckland.ac.nz
• Dr Gerald Weber, g.weber@cs.auckland.ac.nz
  • Office hour: Fri 2-3 pm
  • Office: 303-527

Tutors

• Ryan Tan
• Zian (Annie) Xu
• Sijie Zhuo

Class Representatives

Class reps can act as an intermediary between students in the class and the lecturers and tutors. You can share with them any suggestions/complaints/remarks about the lectures. The class reps are not a part of the teaching team.

• Aidan Dayvyd avan301@aucklanduni.ac.nz
• Jazer Naumai jnau287@aucklanduni.ac.nz 

Meeting times

Lectures 

• In level 1: Tuesdays 10-noon, 201N (Social Sciences-North), Rm 346
• If above level 1, lectures are pre-recorded and posted in Modules.

Check SSO for tutorials in level 1. If above level 1: tutorials occur on zoom during the lecture slot Tuesdays 10am.

Course Resources and Getting Help

Piazza: Piazza is the main forum we will be using for asking and answering questions. In a large class like this it works well so you are encouraged to participate asking and answering questions there.

Assessments and Pass Requirements

Not applicable: Must pass practical and theory components. 

Course Expectations

Here is a link to course expectations.

Getting Started

The course material is arranged in Modules.