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CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview

CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview. Lecture # 1. Lecture Objectives. Instructor Course objectives Course outline. Before we start. Please send me an email to gspitz@akamai.com Include your personal information Your name (First name, last name) Student ID

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CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview

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  1. CS 615 User Interface Design - Overview Lecture # 1 Gabriel Spitz

  2. Lecture Objectives • Instructor • Course objectives • Course outline Gabriel Spitz

  3. Before we start • Please send me an email to gspitz@akamai.com • Include your personal information • Your name (First name, last name) • Student ID • Email address that you could be reached before class for class cancelation information • If you prefer add a phone number for text message Gabriel Spitz

  4. Who Am I • Gabriel Spitz • BA, Psychology, NYU • MSIE, SUNY Buffalo • Sc.D, Behavioral Sciences, Technion, Israel • Principal Human Factors @ Akamai, Inc • UX Design, Customer Experience, Research, • Previously, LiveData, Aptima, Wang, BBN, MITRE • I am Human Factors Engineer & User Interface Designer (UX) Gabriel Spitz

  5. Contact Information • Email • gspitz@akamai.com • Phone • 781-572-7695 • Office hours • By appointment • If needed M W 7:45-8:15 pm in class • Lectures’ Website • http://cs615.blackgecko.com Gabriel Spitz

  6. Frequently Used Names • Human Factors Engineer • Interface Designer • Interaction Designer/Engineer • Graphical Designer • Usability Engineer • Information Architect • Technical Writer • More… Gabriel Spitz

  7. Course Objectives – Understand • Understand what is a good UI • Goals and criteria of good UI • Lear how to develop a usable and useful UI • UI design process • Become sensitized to poor UI • UI Design issues Gabriel Spitz

  8. Why Take This Course? • Software is everywhere • More individuals use software to do their work • Individuals use software for longer and longer portions of their day • User Interface therefore impacts individuals: • Mood • Productivity • Safety Gabriel Spitz

  9. My Design Objectives • Create a positive and rewarding user experience when using technology • Design technology with users’ work activity in mind • focus on designs that will enable individuals to be: • Productive - Do the work they need to do and beyond • Efficient – Do it in a way that will save them time and effort • Effective – Do it with minimal or no errors • Safe – Do it with no harm • Happy -  Gabriel Spitz

  10. Task vs. Activity Centered Design User Activity – Get home fast andcomfortably Is there an earlierflight Is there a better seat Check in luggage Get a Boarding Passfor my flight User Task – Get a Boarding Passfor my flight Gabriel Spitz

  11. Course Outline 1/3 Gabriel Spitz

  12. Course Outline 2/3 Gabriel Spitz

  13. Course Outline 3/3 Gabriel Spitz

  14. Course Requirements • Three interface design and evaluation projects (60%) • A Group project - interface design project (40%) • A short midterm (10%) • Class attendance and participation (10%) Gabriel Spitz

  15. Course Books • Recommended • Garett, J, J., 2003, The Elements of User Experience, User Centered Design for the Web, New Riders publication(Paperback) • Norman, D.A., 1989, The Design Of Everyday Things. New York, NY, Doubleday 1989 • Web site • http://cs615.blackgecko.com Gabriel Spitz

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