Prerequisites

·         SWE 619 – Software Construction; or instructor permission.

Textbooks

·         About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design, 3rd edition, Alan Cooper, Wiley (required)

·         Human Computer Interaction, 3rd Edition, Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory Abowd, Russell Beale, Prentice Hall (recommended)

Other Resources

·         University of Maryland's Guide to Usability for Software Engineers.

Participation

Students are expected to

–        read the materials ahead of class and participate in class discussions,

–        individually do five homework assignments

–        carry out an implementation project in small groups, and present that project in a poster session

–        pass closed-book midterm and final exams

Honor Code.  George Mason's policy and the CS Department’s student conduct policy apply.  All assignments and exams should result from the sole work of the author. Help may be obtained from the instructor or other students to understand the description of the problem and any technology, but the solution must be the authors’ own work.  Any deviation from this is considered an Honor Code violation, and as a minimum, will result in failure in the assignment and as a maximum, failure in the class.

Disabilities.  If you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations, please let the instructor know and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at 993-2474.  All academic accommodations must be arranged through the DRC.