This course covers human computer interaction. We'll examine current topics in HCI, make presentations on the latest research, develop and evaluate prototypes.

Learn how to be ethical

1. Peruse interesting topics here
2. Find the paper here (gotta be on campus)
3. Read the paper and Email me to get dibs
4. Pick a date for your presentation.
5. Prepare and present.

Be ready to present on the day you're assigned to present. 10-15 minutes of presentation time 5-10 minutes of question answering

Read the abstract and conclusion for said papers. Think of a question in advance.

This will be part of a write-up.

1. Find some real person with issues related to using computer programs. What's their name? You should know this by now.

2. What's their problem? What's their goal? How do they currently achieve their goal? Ask why like a toddler. Take notes. Write this up by February 11.

3. Observe said person trying to achieve their goal or some tasks related to it. Take notes. Write this up by February 18. Suggested things to look for:

    * Could we do better?
    * What's repetitive?
    * What's error prone?
    * Is it discoverable?
    * What assumptions is the user interface making of the user?
    * Look out for geek speek.
   

4. Paper prototypes. Observe them again with said prototypes.

5. Write up details

Let's use Starter Upper to clone and set up this repo today.

Download it from starterupper-0.0.1.zip. Extract it, and then open the bin folder and run the .bat file.

When asked for the upstream repo, use the URL above.