Human-Computer Interaction DesignCOGS120/CSE170 - “Intro. HCI”

Instructor: Philip Guo

Week 0 - Introduction (2016-09-22) some slides adapted from Scott Klemmer’s Intro. HCI course

Learning Objective to get a sense of what this class is all about so that you can know what to expect and decide whether you want to take it.

Outline - Inspirational “first day of class” inspiration - Boring “first day of class” logistics, zzz

Human-Computer Interaction DesignWhat is human-computer interaction (HCI)?

What is design?

Google image search for “evolution of cell phones”

UCSD is a great place for HCI + Design!!! Many diverse faculty …

Morana Alac Christine Alvarado Steven Dow Bill Griswold Philip Guo Jim Hollan

David Kirsh Scott Klemmer Lilly Irani Laurel Riek Beth Simon … and we’re hiring more!

First In-Class Activity Think only to yourself, not out loud

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

My Own Background

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

EE & CS undergrad, CS Ph.D. Software engineer @ Google Educational technology designer Computer science professor Cognitive science professor

Market Demand

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

The Goal of This Class

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

Human-Computer Interaction Design

COGS120/CSE170

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Human-Computer Interaction Design

DesignImplementation

Evaluation

Avoiding local optima

Getting the design right vs.getting the right design

Avoiding local optima

In my completely unbiased opinion, this is one of the most practical

classes you’ll take in college.

Boring logistics time

Enforced Prerequisites:

(CSE 8A or CSE 11) and (some COGS course)

Class FormatTuesdaysDesign Lectures

ThursdaysCode Labs

FridaysStudios mandatory

CICC 101Start:12:30pmEnd: 1:50pm (or earlier)

HSS1346Sign up on Piazza

Design Tuesday lectures

Implementation Thursday code labs

Evaluation Friday studios

x 10 weeks

Quarter-longdesign project

Teams of three

Designs shared weekly in studio

FINAL PRESENTATIONSIN WEEK 10

Weekly Friday Studio Ritual� Assignments due on Thursdays, 11:59pm (no extensions)� Go to studio on Friday & check out your peers’ work� Reflect on & self-assess your work� THIS IS WHERE THE REAL LEARNING HAPPENS! � for reals! learning doesn’t happen by listening to me yammer all day

� Attendance is mandatory.� Attendance is more than mandatory. It’s super-mandatory.

� Show up early or on time; don’t delay the discussion.

Studio Leaders:� Alok� Calvin� Jimmy� Kandarp� Lucky� Rob� Shawn� Tricia

Instructor: Professor Philip Guo

There are 9 of us and 300 of you …

Piazza, not emailAfter class, not emailOffice hours, not email

Laptop Computer Policy

Bring a fully-charged laptop to all classes to do the activities and code labs.

You are all adults, so be respectful with device usage. Don’t do anything that may

distract your classmates. Honors policy.

This class is super-duper over-full right now.

Good news: it will be offered again in winter quarter! (twice per year)

Talk to cogsci/CSE admins about all enrollment questions.

The Class Web Site has all the information.

Your question is likely already answered on the website or Piazza. We won’t respond to questions that you can find on the website.

[URL coming very soon; check Piazza]

Learning Objective to get a sense of what this class is all about so that you can know what to expect and decide whether you want to take it.

TODOs After Class - Activate your Piazza invitation

- Let me know if you didn't get it yet - Do not send emails to course staff