COSC368-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012

Humans and Computers

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2012
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 4 March 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 20 May 2012

Description

The course provides an introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). HCI is concerned with understanding, designing, implementing and evaluating user-interfaces so that they better support users in carrying out their tasks. On completing the course you will have knowledge of the theoretical foundations of designing for interaction between humans and computers. You will also have practical experience in implementing and evaluating graphical user interfaces.

Prerequisites

(1) 45 points of (200-level Computer Science and ENCE260), (2) 30 points of EMTH or 15 points of MATH/STAT (MATH120 recommended). MATH101 is not acceptable.  RP: From 2011 onwards: COSC110, COSC263.  Before 2011: COSC110

Restrictions

COSC225

Recommended Preparation

From 2011 onwards: COSC110, COSC263.  Before 2011: COSC110

Course Coordinator

Andrew Cockburn

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Usability analysis 15%
Final exam 60%
Design Proposal 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $692.00

International fee $3,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .

All COSC368 Occurrences

  • COSC368-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012
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