HCI III: Ethics, Needfinding and Prototyping
Learn essential HCI design skills including ethics, requirements gathering, and prototyping in this comprehensive course from Georgia Tech's OMSCS program.
Learn essential HCI design skills including ethics, requirements gathering, and prototyping in this comprehensive course from Georgia Tech's OMSCS program.
This course, part of Georgia Tech's Computer Science curriculum, delivers a comprehensive exploration of Human-Computer Interaction design principles. Students dive into the design life cycle, beginning with crucial ethical considerations in human subjects research. The course covers three major phases: needfinding through user research and requirements gathering, brainstorming design alternatives using techniques like personas and storyboards, and prototyping to validate ideas before implementation. Special emphasis is placed on understanding user needs through various research methods including surveys, interviews, and observation. The course combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, ensuring students can effectively design interfaces while maintaining ethical standards and user privacy.
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What you'll learn
Understand the complete design life cycle from needfinding to evaluation
Apply ethical principles in human subjects research for interface design
Conduct effective user research using surveys interviews and focus groups
Create user personas and storyboards for exploring design alternatives
Develop prototypes ranging from low-fidelity to high-fidelity
Implement multi-level prototyping for various levels of abstraction
Skills you'll gain
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Graded assignments, Exams
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
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Module Description
This comprehensive course explores the fundamental aspects of Human-Computer Interaction design, focusing on three critical phases: ethics in human subjects research, needfinding and requirements gathering, and prototyping. Students learn to conduct effective user research, manage brainstorming sessions, and create prototypes for user validation. The course emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations in HCI research and teaches practical methods for understanding user needs through surveys, interviews, and observation. Special attention is given to the design life cycle and techniques for exploring design alternatives through user personas, interaction timelines, and storyboards.
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Instructor
Executive Director of Online Education & OMSCS and Senior Research Associate
David Joyner is a distinguished leader in online education who serves as Executive Director of Online Education & OMSCS at Georgia Tech's College of Computing. With a Ph.D. in human-centered computing, he has made significant contributions to educational technology and AI-enhanced learning. His research focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence for student support, building vibrant online communities in large classes, and developing sustainable interactive learning materials. As an educator, he teaches five online courses reaching over 3,000 students per semester, while his published work includes over 50 papers and three books on online learning and computer science education. His excellence in online teaching has been recognized through multiple awards, including the 2022 College of Computing Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award and the 2019 USG Regents' Teaching Excellence Award. As chair of the ACM Learning @ Scale conference steering committee, he continues to shape the future of technology-mediated education at scale
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