HCI 594 Human-Computer Interaction Capstone
Summary
Students build and reflect upon skills, methods and techniques
learned in previous HCI courses. Course participation includes paper
discussions, project exercises, peer reviews, and contributions to
general course discussions. Course participation is demonstrated by
participating to online discussion forums.
The course project is a comprehensive work
that draws upon principles and methods learned in the foundational
courses. It should include the design of an actual application, using HCI principles and methods. The final report must include a reflective
component that assesses the methods used for the project. Students
choose their projects with the advice and consent of the
instructor. The project must be an original work and may not
be applied for academic credit in another course.
Students are expected to share project milestones, reading
summaries, and exercise reports with the rest of the class.
Goals
A general goal is to practice previously acquired HCI principles
and methods while also learning new ideas and practices in
human-computer interaction. More specific goals include the
following:
- Draw upon common HCI methods to complete a comprehensive project
- Read about new HCI methods and evaluating them
- Learn how to apply new HCI methods
- Evaluate new methods
- Discuss and present findings
Texts
Selected readings, mostly from the ACM Digital Library. Access to these articles are free from DePaul computers and from any computer using DePaul proxy servers through the library Web site.
Grading
Online Participation
|
50% (100 points maximum)
|
Reading summaries and discussion |
35 points max (5 points per paper) |
Exercise participation |
40 points max (4 points per project) |
Peer reviews |
25 points max (5 points per project) |
Capstone Project
|
50% (100 points)
|
Proposal |
10% (20 points) |
Project milestone 1 (Instructor Reviewed) |
5% (10 points) |
Project milestone 2 (Student and Instructor Reviewed) |
10% (20 points) |
Final project (includes presentation and reflective summary) |
20% (50 points) |
Students receiving more than 90% of possible points are guaranteed at
least an A-, more than 80% at least a B-, more than 70% at least a C-,
and more than 60% at least a D.
All submitted work (e.g. project reports, peer reviews, online
discussions) must be original work unless its source is clearly
referenced. Failure to clearly attribute quotes or designs from other
people's work constitutes plagiarism. Violations will generally
receive no credit for a given submission.
Participation categories
Paper discussions. Eight papers will be assigned
for reading and discussion. Each paper corresponds to a weekly topic
in the schedule. After reading a paper, students post a one paragraph
summary of the paper, which should be submitted before reading any
other summary (3 points). Two additional points may be earned by
contributing to the discussion (1 point per question or discussion
point).
Project exercises. Students will develop a class
exercise based on their projects. Examples include pilot testing,
card sorting, competitive designs and design critiques. The remaining
students participate in the exercises and post a short summary of
their experience. Each student should participate in at least 10 exercises,
for a maximum of 40 points (4 points per exercise). The instructor
will provide at least one exercise.
Peer reviews. Students review five project
milestones and provide feedback (5 points per review). Outline and
review questions will be provided in advance.
Participation must be generally posted a week after the reading or
exercise is assigned. All posted contributions must be well
written (i.e. correct spelling and grammar) with substantive content.
In cases where marginal contributions are submitted, students will
receive feedback and have the opportunity to improve the contribution
for full credit. However, frequent weak contributions will not
receive participation credit.
Course project
The course project may be
done individually or with a team. However, the individual reflective
statements must be completed individually. Late projects will be
accepted at a penalty of 1 point per day late for three days after the
due date. Projects submitted more than 3 days late will not be
accepted.
Prerequisites
HCI core courses or instructor permission.
Tentative Schedule
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
Evaluations are a way for students to provide valuable feedback regarding their instructor and the course. Detailed feedback will enable the instructor to continuously tailor teaching methods and course
content to meet the learning goals of the course and the academic needs of the students. They are a requirement of the course and are key to continue to provide you with the highest quality of teaching. The
evaluations are anonymous; the instructor and administration do not track who entered what responses. A program is used to check if the student completed the evaluations, but the evaluation is completely
separate from the student’s identity. Since 100% participation is our goal, students are sent periodic reminders over three weeks. Students do not receive reminders once they complete the evaluation.
Students complete the evaluation online in CampusConnect.
This course will be subject to the university's academic integrity policy. More information can be found at http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu/ If you
have any questions be sure to consult with your professor.
All students are expected to abide by the University's Academic Integrity Policy which prohibits cheating and other misconduct in student coursework. Publicly sharing or posting online any prior or current materials from this course (including exam questions or answers), is considered to be providing unauthorized assistance prohibited by the policy. Both students who share/post and students who access or use such materials are considered to be cheating under the Policy and will be subject to sanctions for violations of Academic Integrity.
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