LIS 575
Human Factors in Information Systems:
Outline and Requirements
Spring 1996
Prof. Martin Frické

This course will be concerned primarily with the interaction between humans, computers and information systems-- in brief, interface design. Some attention will be given to physiological and psychological considerations in so far as they relate to this. And we will try to do some actual design.
There is a set text ...
CALL # QA76.9.H85 P74 1994
LOCATIONS Science
AUTHOR Preece, Jenny, 1949-
TITLE Human-computer interaction.
PUBLISHER Wokingham, England ; Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1994.
SUBJECTS Human-computer interaction.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references and index.
DESCRIPTION 773 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN 0201627698.
Available at UA Bookstore

Requirements

The course requirements are a) a coursework requirement and b) a final examination.

The coursework requirement will be, by default, two papers, one due about 4 weeks and the other 8 weeks into the course, at times to be announced in class. The intention, though, is that this course will in part be doing interface design, rather than just talking about interface design. In which case, approved practical projects or seminars would be welcome substitutes for one or both papers.

The final examination will be a take-home exam of three hours duration. It will be handed out on Thursday May 2nd and has to be returned to my mailbox at latest by Thursday May 9th at 4.00pm.

Gradings

I use the following scales

        Internal        Internal        For Graduate School
        90-100          A+              A
        85-89           A               A
        80-84           A-              A
        75-79           B+              B
        70-74           B               B
        65-69           B-              B
        below 64        C               C

Thus, for example, a mark of Internal: 82 A- External: A on a piece of work would be seen by outsiders as an A; however, the A- will convey to you that the work can be improved, that there is a higher level that you can and should aspire to.

The coursework will count for 50% of the final grade, and the final exam for 50% of the grade.

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an instructor.

Contacting me

Please raise queries in class, or by email to Fricke@ccit.arizona.edu or in Room 16 during Office Hours (Tuesday 11-2, and Thursday 11-2).