Student Discussion Schedule
Assignment Date: Sept 17th, 2008
Due: See the schedule below
Description: Students must choose a paper concerning a subject a) related to human factors and b) related to their interests. These papers must be ready to distribute to the class one week before the actual discussion. Students must also send a digital copy to the instructor so that it may be posted online the week before.
Students will be expected to engage the class in a minimum of a 1/2 hour discussion on the topic of their choice. Typically this includes:
- A brief review of the topic - 5 minutes
- Q&A session - 5 minutes
- Discussion - 20 minutes
Students will be graded on several criteria including the quality of the content and level of engagement of the class. Click here to see the discussion assessment and evaluation sheet. |
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Wk |
Students |
Topics |
6
10/01 |
Faas, Lambert, Kaucher
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Faas: Click to download paper
Lambert: Download movie here
Kaucher: Click to download paper |
7
10/08 |
McCreight, Morris, Johnson |
McCreight: Concepts, Applications, and Research of Virtual Reality Learning Environments
Morris: Website Interactvity Scale
Johnson: Designing Usable and Accessible Games with Interaction Design Patterns
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8
10/15 |
Waldenmeyer, Kerlin, Koutha |
Waldenmeyer: Sketch Based Interfaces: Early Processing for Sketch Understanding
Koutha: FBI Case Story
Kerlin: Automatic Generation of Tourist Maps |
9
10/22 |
Mid-Term Examination |
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10
10/29 |
Hansoti, Garofalo/ Borjab |
Hansoti: Beyond Human-Centered Design?
Garofalo/ Borjab: A Web-Based Group Decision Support System for the Selection and Evaluation of Educational Multimedia |
11
11/05 |
Chastain, White, Cavanaugh, Mehra |
Chastain: Human Factors in UDTV
White: Getting the Right Design and the Design Right
Cavanaugh: Turing Test
Mehra: Authentication Using Graphical Passwords:
Effects of Tolerance and Image Choice |
12
11/12 |
Aljaberi, Ahn, Puri, Gooding |
Aljaberi: Design of Early Warning Flood Detection Systems
Ahn: The application of PDA as mobile computing system on construction management
Puri: Human and Social Behavior
Gooding: On Change and Tasks (pg 45-57) |
13
11/19 |
No class |
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14
11/26 |
Thanksgiving Break - No Class |
Thanksgiving Break - No Class |
15
12/03 |
Final Presentations - |
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16
12/10 |
Final Presentations |
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17
12/17 |
Finals Week
- No class |
Finals Week
- No class |
Possible Topics:
• Ubiquitous and ambient computing
• Wireless and hand-held devices
• Web technologies such as SOAP, Ruby-on Rails, AJAX
• Gaming and simulation
• VR systems
• New and emerging display devices
• New and emerging interfaces
• New design guidelines
• Ergonomics – easy to read highway signs
• Typing system for persons with disabilities
• Virtual reality to walk in a rotating sphere
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Smart home interfaces
• PDA interfaces for construction industry
• Laptop interfaces for construction industry
• Design centers – choosing materials for houses
• Cell phones and Blackberry software for construction industry
• Functionality of interfaces
• Knowledge of cultural, gender, and age differences
• Early operational assessment with users during design
• Design of displays that enhance situational awareness
• Using Internet-based gathering tools for engineering design and analysis
• Development of tools that measure cognitive functions and performance
• Interface structure for cognitive disability
• Human psycho-analysis
• Effectiveness of computer displays
• Testing evaluation for disability
• Interactive media and user interface for high-school and college
• Use of haptics in 3D gaming
• Using XSI as a level editor by implementing rendering engine into viewport
• Multiplayer educational cell phone games
• Multimodal holographic interface devices
• Optimal presentation formats for specific academic subjects
• User interfaces – motion sickness
• Interactive animation for education purposes
• Factors in game design – adaptive game interfaces – learning styles and
experience
• Usability vs usefulness in games
• Interactive media – museums, exhibitions
• Improving the safety - quality of work
• Product designing
• Communication
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