fundamentals of human- centered computing · 8/1/2015 · introduction to hcc / hci in -class...

Fundamentals of Human-

Centered Computing

Human-Centered Computing at University of Maryland, Baltimore County1

Centered Computing

HCC 629

Lecture 1

Schedule for Today

Introductions

Syllabus and class policies

Introduction to HCC / HCI

In-class activity


In-class activity

Acknowledgement: Thank you to Drs Amy Hurst and Stacy Branham for use of their course materials which I have adapted.

Introductions


Introductions: About me…

First year at UMBC

PhD in Computer Science from University College

London, in the Interaction Centre

MSc in Computer Science in Japan


BA in Psychology from University of Oregon

A little about my research…

My research

NERVE: collaboration between UF, UCF & UGA


Empathy trainingGender bias

My research

Automatic recognition (ML) of emotion from non-acted body expressions in a video game context


Defeated TriumphantFrustrated

My research

Body expressions predict likelihood of speaking up later on to authority figure on patient safety issue


My research


Introductions

– Name

– Degree program

– What brings you here today?

– What do you think about computers?

– What do you think about people?


– What do you think about people?

– What do you expect to get out of this course?

– Tell us an interesting fact about you

Course Information


What you will learn

Design processes–An eye for the good, the bad, and the not so good and

what to do about them

–User centered design

Technical Trends and Engineering– Hot topics in HCC


– Hot topics in HCC

– User interface toolkits

– Interaction fundamentals and tricks

Behavioral Science–Usability evaluations

–Perceptual and cognitive psychology

–Understanding and accommodating user needs

Why learning this is important

You will likely find yourself involved in the creation of an interactive system, and will want to do it well.



You will be working with people with different training from you and need to appreciate their processes.



Building the technology is not enough!

Understanding your users is crucial for making things that don’t suck.


This must be considered throughout the building process, not just at the end!

How you will learn

Textbook and research paper readings

Class discussion and blog reflections on reading materials


At-home design exercises & in-class activities

Individual assignments and in-class exams

The textbook

Required

Readings from this book will not be posted online


HCC students – this book will be used again in other core classes

Syllabus


Will post updates if schedule changes (and announce changes)

How you will be assessed

Class participation / in-class activities: 10%

Weekly reading summaries: 20%

Weekly summary of HCC in the news: 10%

2 Assignments (20% total, 10% each)


2 Assignments (20% total, 10% each)

2 In-class exams (40% total, 20% each)

Commonly asked question: How many A’s do you give out?

• As many as who earn it.

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Participation (10%)

In-class discussions, and activities

If you miss class and an in class assignment you

must come up with an alternative activity

Failure to contribute sufficiently will result in a lower

than average grade


than average grade

• 5 for showing up to each class and answering

questions when called upon

• > 5 for “actively” participating

• Everyone should talk in every class!

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Weekly readings (20%)

There will always be 1-3 required readings

• Post reactions to readings (200+ words)

• What did you learn, how does it relate to your life or

your project?

There may be 1+ optional readings


• You can read and reflect on these for a small

amount of extra credit

• But do not rely on these being available

• Note: you can only receive extra credit for the

current readings, and not for previously assigned

ones

HCC in the News Reading (10%)

Why?

• Because there is so much good stuff out there!

How to complete it

• Write a summary about the work (80-120 words)

• Describe why this is relevant to Human-Centered


• Describe why this is relevant to Human-Centered

Computing (50-80 words)

• Identify the skills that were used to do this work (can be a

list)

• Identify if this is work you would be interested in doing

after this class, and describe why (20-100 words)

Piazza

We will use piazza.com as a discussion board for this class.

Post any questions you have about the assignment here, or feel free to start threads


assignment here, or feel free to start threads if you would like to discuss any of the readings online.

To find our class, go to piazza.com and search for UMBC HCC 629

Required materials: Blog

Your own class blog

• Name it anything you want (it should only

contain materials from this class)

• Post reactions to readings (200+ words)

• Weekly HCI News readings


• Weekly HCI News readings

• Assignments (this will create a portfolio)

Expectations


My expectations of you

• Arrive to class on time

• Let me know in advance if you will be late or absent

• Turn in assignments on time

• Be willing to spend 10 hours a week on this class


• Be willing to spend 10 hours a week on this class

(outside of lecture)

• Be polite to each other in class and online

• Cite all collaborators or references clearly

• Adhere to academic integrity

• No cheating, no plagiarism, no fabricating

Is this wrong?

You find summaries and reflections of the readings online and you post them to your blog as your work


In summarizing the reading, you copy and paste some of the paragraphs into your blog

Is this wrong?

You take a sentence or two here and there and include it as your own


You find a sentence or two you want to include so you put quotes around it and cite the source

Academic integrity

“One of the most common mistakes you can make while writing a paper is to accidently forget to cite a source because you are so caught up in the rest of your paper. Unfortunately this still counts as plagiarism.”


Unfortunately this still counts as plagiarism.”

- http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/honesty/

What you can expect from me

Office hours (or by appointment)

• 2 – 3pm Mondays

Respond to email within 36 hours


Assignments graded within 2 weeks

Post slides within 36 hours after class

Class format

Every class will have the following

• Discussion about inspiration and reading

• Lecture

• In-class design exercise


Details will be posted here: http://hcc629andrea.wordpress.com/

Break


Introduction to HCC


“Design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and the study of the major phenomena surrounding them.”

--Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction (SIGCHI) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

What IS HCC?

Interdisciplinary and deeply rooted in theory from many disciplines

DesignBehavioral

Science


Computer

Science

DesignScience

HCC

What HCC is not

Making the interface look pretty

“Just common sense”


Something you do if you can’t program

“Lipstick on the pig”

Jobs in HCC

User Experience (UX) Designer

Usability Engineer

Human Factors Engineer

HCC / HCI Researcher


User Experience Designer

Usability Engineer

Human Factors Engineer

HCC / HCI Researcher

Jobs in HCC


Useful Distinctions to MakeHuman Factors (www.hfes.org)

The knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds

Ergonomics (Komlodi, 2008)

Design of equipment and work environments to fit the human body using physiology, psychology, industrial engineering principles


Human-Centered Computing / Human-Computer Interaction (www.acm.org)

The discipline concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation

of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them

HCC / HCI has become a broad term that includes HF and Ergonomics, but also many other areas. This class focuses on HCI.

Other Relevant Terms

These terms are commonly used in industry and represent different aspects of HCC

Information Architecture (IA) – How should content be organized?


content be organized?

User Experience – Design and evaluate user interactions with technology

Usability – Evaluations of Technology

HCI is Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary and eclectic, building on dozens of different disciplines, such as…

?Human-Centered Computing at University of Maryland, Baltimore County39

?

Fields that HCI builds on

Computer Science

– Implementation of website or other interface

Engineering

– Faster, cheaper equipment

Ergonomics


Ergonomics

– Design for human factors

Graphic design

– Visual communication

Technical writing

– Textual communication

Fields that HCI builds on cont’d

Linguistics, artificial intelligence

– Speech recognition, natural language processing

Cognitive psychology

– Perception, memory, mental models

Sociology


Sociology

– How people interact in groups

Anthropology

– Study of people in their work settings

HCC is an eclectic field, which

can be challenging and

exciting!


exciting!

In-class Activity


In-class Activity

Individually:

Draft a design concept for a technology you would develop if you had the needed time and skills. (~15 minutes)

• Be realistic and detailed (e.g., “time machine” is


• Be realistic and detailed (e.g., “time machine” is not realistic)

• Make sure your design concept documentation can be read by others

• Be creative! Feel free to use text, diagrams, pictures/sketches, cartoons/storyboards, etc.

In-class Activity (Cont’d)

In groups of 2:

Interview each other about your designs. Use the questions on the worksheet, and record the answers your partner gives. Answer the last two questions


Answer the last two questions individually. (~20 minutes)

• Use complete sentences and include details.

We will be revisiting these answers at a later

date.

In-class Activity (Cont’d)

All together:

Share designs with the rest of the class

• Any groups where both partners thought the

design was a good idea?

• Any groups where partners disagreed?


• Any groups where partners disagreed?

For next time


Readings and assignments

Readings

1. How to use sources in your paper (Stephan Klaas)

2. Interaction Design (Chapter 1) buy it or check it out

3. Design of Everyday Things (Chapters 1 & 4)1&3 on

website


Due on 9/14/15 by 4pm

• Setup your blog

• Create piazza account

• Blog post reflecting on posted reading

• Blog post that documents in-class activity

• www.hcc629andrea.wordpress.com

websiteclass The in-class

activity post is not

required for 9/14.

Wait until we get

through everyone’s

designs

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