Human Computer Communications

3 credits

This course stresses the importance of good interfaces and the relationship of user interface design to human-computer interaction. Other topics include: interface quality and methods of evaluation; interface design examples; dimensions of interface variability; dialogue genre; dialogue tools and techniques; user-centered design and task analysis; prototyping and the iterative design cycle; user interface implementation; prototyping tools and environments; I/O devices; basic computer graphics; color and sound. ***Prerequisite: CS 215 or CS 285 and CS 280.*** *Note: Students may not receive credit for more than one of CS 305 and CS 428.*