CMSC 434
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Team Project: 40% Projects will be done in groups of 3 or 4 students and have multiple graded phases and sub-phases. As each phase is assigned, its value towards the whole will be published as well. Each phase will have peer assessment and that will impact individual student grades. |
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Exams: 40% There will be a midterm in class on March 9th and a final exam at a time to be announced once the final official university schedule is listed. Each will be 20% of the semester grade. The final might have some material that was covered earlier in the term. |
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Homework, class participation, polls/quizzes: 20% Various things will contribute to this portion of the grade. Examples include homework assignments, active participation in class, specifically in the various exercises and activities done during class time, the Hall of Fame presentations (details to be given in class), ELMS polls and quizzes. You should anticipate that there will be 4-6 homework assignments which will account for roughly half of these points. |
Readings
• There will be some
required readings posted to ELMS,
and
all course slides
are considered required readings.
• There will be some optional but recommended readings from
the 6th edition of
"Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction"
by Shneiderman/Plaisant/et.al.
Overview of Anticipated Topics (not in strict order of coverage)
• What is Human-Computer Interaction?
• How do Psychology and Psychopathology
impact design?
• How do Task Centered Design and User Centered
design differ and why are both important?
• How do we perform Evaluation and Qualitative Studies
on interfaces and systems?
• What are some key elements of Design Psychology?
• What are some key tools when Designing Visual Interfaces
(Grids, Standards, Style Guides, etc)?
• What are the different Representations that can be used for data?
• What design issues are different on the web or mobile
than the desktop/laptop?
• How do we perform Heuristic Evaluations?
• How can we make good Time Predictions for task completion?
• How do we communicate a product's goals to it's intended
audience?
Late Policy
Late submission of a homework assignment, or a request for
a make-up ELMS poll/quiz, is subject to the rules for medical
excuse notification and documentation. As such, one self-signed
excuse may be submitted at the time of the deadline using the
illness report option on the
grades.cs.umd.edu
server.
Project phase deadlines, presentations, and exams count as
Major Scheduled Grading Events
and cannot be self-documented.
Since you are given an extended period of time in which to
work on a given phase, the medical excuse will need to cover
an extended period of time as well.
A prompt letter from your physician with his/her phone number and
the specific dates for which you were incapacitated will be required
at a minimum.
Even with a valid excuse, you will still be expected to complete
either similar or different work to earn the associated points.
Academic Honesty
The bulk of the team project phases are group assignments,
and each member of the group is expected to accurately
represent their contribution. The peer reviews and role
discussions are individual elements and must be written
by the individual students.
Any attempts to circumvent deadlines or rules will be
considered incidents of academic dishonesty.
Homework assignments, polls, and quizzes are individual
activities. Students may not discuss these with anyone
other than the instructor or teaching assistants unless
otherwise specified within the homework description.
In cases where a homework assignment involves interviewing
potential users, details will be given in class as to how
these users may be selected, and what can and can not be
discussed with these users.
Exams are individual, closed book, closed note, closed technology
works and a student may not look at another student's exam, or
refer to any notes (unless exceptions are stated in advance),
during the exam period.
Any student violating any of these or general University academic
honesty rules will be reported to the
Office of Student Conduct
for review and potentially a hearing.
After a report is submitted by an instructor, the case is evaluated
by the office and previous cases have resulted in penalties such as
an XF grade in the course (the default penalty),
dismissal from the university,
or even degree revocation.
Religious or University Absences
It is your responsibility to inform the instructor within
the first two weeks of the semester of any intended absences
for religious observances any time during the semester that
might cause you to miss an exam or assignment due date.
The same is true for any official University functions in
which you are required to participate.
Disability Accommodations
Any student eligible for and requesting reasonable academic accommodations
due to a disability is requested to provide, to the instructor in office
hours, a letter of accommodation from the Office of Disability Support
Services (DSS) within the first TWO weeks of the semester.
University-Wide Items
University-wide
course policy information of course applies
as well.
There will also be
course evaluations
for student feedback
that I and the department and the faculty in general
take seriously.
Towards the end of the semester, students can visit
www.CourseEvalUM.umd.edu
to complete their evaluations.
This syllabus is subject to minor updates. Any update will be well announced and discussed.
Announcements
Syllabus
Project Assignments
Class Slack Team
Homework Assignments
Course Slides
ELMS Readings
Grades