Human-Computer Interaction DesignCOGS120/CSE170 - “Intro. HCI”

Instructor: Philip Guo

Week 0 - Introduction (2018-09-28) some slides adapted from Scott Klemmer

Learning Objective to get a sense of what this class is all about so that you can decide whether you want to take it; also to give you a preview of HCI/Design job options for college grads.

Outline - Intro and minimal logistics (more on Monday) - HCI/Design jobs for college grads (abbreviated)

First In-Class Activity Think only to yourself, not out loud

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

Job Market Demand

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

What This Course Offers …

Engineer, Hacker, Maker, Programmer

Artist, Designer, Product Manager, UX

Human-Computer Interaction Design

COGS120/CSE170

The goal of this course is to give you hands-on practice with a

modern human-centered design process while building a web application to serve a set of

target users.

In my completely unbiased opinion, this is one of the most practical classes you’ll take in college.

Programming prerequisites: Even though this course is focused on the design process, in order to

pass the course you will need to do a fair amount of web programming

(frontend with HTML/CSS/JavaScript in particular).

Course FormatMondaysLectures

CENTER 101

FridaysStudios(attendancemandatory)

HSS1346 + another room

WednesdaysCode Labs

CENTER 101

DesignMonday lectures

ImplementationWednesday code labs

EvaluationFriday studios

x 10 weeks

Quarter-long interaction design and web app

implementation project

Teams of three, formed in your studio

Designs shared weekly in studio

FINAL PRESENTATIONSIN WEEK 10

9 TAs who will lead the studios:� Charles, Judy, Kandarp, Sean, Rajiv, Hung, Priyan, David, Chen

Instructor: Professor Philip Guo

Course staff

This class is over-full now, so you are unlikely to get in from the wait list.

Good news: it will be offered again in winter quarter!

Good news: Professor Beth Simon is teaching a class that counts for similar major requirements:

https://sites.google.com/ucsd.edu/eds-124br/home

Talk to cogsci/CSE admins about all enrollment questions.

The Course Web Site has all the information.

Your question is likely already answered on the website or Piazza. We won’t respond to questions that you can find on the website.

http://courses.pgbovine.net/cogs120-cse170/

Piazza, not emailAfter class, not emailOffice hours, not email

OK, time for the fun part:

HCI/Design Jobs For New College Grads http://pgbovine.net/hci-design-jobs.htm

Why this talk? Because it introduces the course content and also gives practical job hunting tips that are useful even if you don’t end up taking this course. (Maximum attendance on Day 1!)