CSE 491 HCI Midterm feedback

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CSE 491 HCIMidterm feedback

• October 16, 2007
• E. Kraemer

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I think this course is moving

• Too fast (3)
• About right (22)
• HCI too fast / Java too slow (1)

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Id like to spend more class time on

• Viewing cases and suggesting changes
• Details steps, list
• Design and Evaluation
• Use cases and example
• Analyzing good and bad interfaces
• Actual examples of UIs as they pertain to
  examples in class
• GUI designs, why theyre so hard

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More time on (contd)

• How to improve designs
• Examples and designing interfaces
• How to prepare for designs
• Designs of UI
• Practical applications and feedback
• User design specifically analyzing what makes a
  good program good Show us Turbo Tax!
• UI Design

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More time on

• Java and GUI design
• How to make effective GUIs in Java
• Using Java
• Java/NetBeans

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More time on

• Learning to understand users
• Specific details and examples related to the
  psychology of the user
• How users think

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More time on

• Covering some topics more in depth
• Reviewing test questions
• Class discussions

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Id like to spend less time on

• Java
• Java
• Learning Java, or more. The amount we spent
  wasnt very useful.
• Java
• Java programming
• Java implementation details

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Less time on

• Covering the breadth of information (too many
  topics covered for too brief time)
• Psychology of HCI
• Definitions and memorization of ideas
• Psychology
• Things that are completely obvious(contrast,
  colors)
• Word lingo
• Discussing affordances

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Suggestions

• Stress the important components. There is too
  much content to remember in extreme detail.
  Teach lots of generalities or few specificities.

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Suggestions

• More in class activities. Those are interesting
  and help drive home the material.
• More interactive in class activities.
• Show more examples of designs.
• More of designing interfaces from scratch so we
  may know where to start and information about
  validating interfaces.

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Suggestions

• More examples of good GUI designs.
• More demonstrations, participation and
  interaction with the class.

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Suggestions

• Reduce amount of material and cover important
  topics thoroughly. More dialogues and
  discussions rather than just slide after slide of
  theories.
• Also, cut back questions on exam my hand really
  hurts. -)
• Less memorization for the exam. -)

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Suggestions

• Stress key terms and principles in addition to
  just core concepts.
• Allow more in-depth understanding of material.
  Possibly spend a little more time on key points
  or issues during lecture. Discuss the scope of
  projects.

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Suggestions

• We get a more clear and concise study guide for
  the final exam.