CS565: Human-Computer Interaction (Spring 2021)

In-depth coverage of advanced topics in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) 4 credit hours. For the Spring 2021 semester, the topic is Cognitive Engineering. Cognitive Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis, modeling, and design of engineered systems or workplaces in which humans and technologies jointly operate to achieve system goals. Those who approach cognitive engineering from an HCI perspective may usefully understand it to be concerned with HCI issues in real-time, safety-critical systems, and those who approach it from a systems or control perspective may usefully understand it be concerned with the analysis, modeling and design of cyber-physical-human systems.

Instructor: Alex Kirlik

TA: Sebastian Rodriguez (srodri44@illinois.edu)

Course Delivery, Class Format, and Student Evaluation

Course delivery will consist of online Zoom lectures at the appointed time for students taking the course synchronously. These lectures will be video and audio recorded and made available for streaming or download over the campus MediaSpace platform shortly after they have been given for students taking the course asynchronously. After introductory sessions, each class meeting will consist of a lecture on one focus chapter of our handbook followed by a discussion of one published "deeper dive" research article presenting a concrete illustration of the material presented in the focus chapter. These published articles will be made available from the Compass page via PDF download. Students are responsible for completing the handbook and deeper dive readings for each class meeting prior to each associated meeting. Evaluation: One final project, details in the link below.

Lecture Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00am - 12:15pm

Zoom Meeting: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82011108401?pwd=ZnprY3BtU2dyeWpEakJvVDdiNlFlQT09

Course Schedule (updated 4/14): PDF

Deeper Dive Signups: https://forms.gle/ophVP2jBgiihm3kY8

Final Project: PDF

Class Resources

Compass page: Accessible through Compass2g/Blackboard (https://compass2g.illinois.edu/). Please let the course staff know if you are enrolled but are unable to see the course.

Discord server: https://discord.gg/pMjWmxpdRA

MediaSpace: https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/channel/CS%2B565%2BSpring%2B2021/197913933

Course Text

Lee, John D. & Alex Kirlik: The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Engineering: New York: Oxford University Press, accessible at: Online Cognitive Engineering Handbook