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CS 3750 Human-Computer Interface Design &
Evaluation - (Instructor: Wendy Newstetter) – This course will teach
you about the importance of the human-computer interface in the design
and development of things people use. The perceptual, cognitive, and
social characteristics of people will be discussed, as well as methods
for learning more about the people you with to use your systems. The
course also discusses capabilities and limits of computers and other
related systems, as well as how these affect design and implementation
decisions. Methods of design and ways to evaluate and improve a design
will be covered.
Textbooks
Norman, D. (1988) The design of
everyday things.
CS 4001
(3-0-3) Computing, Society
& Professionalism - (Ethics Credit; Instructor: Irfan Essa) -
Examines computing as a social process, with emphasis on ethical and
social impacts on local and global organizations. Topics include the
responsibilities of computing professionals, intellectual property,
privacy, governance and policy, and system safety and security. Also
discusses the role and impact of robotics, distributed sensing and
actuation, ubiquitous computing and related technology in society.
Textbooks
Ethics for the Information Age; by Michael J. Quinn, M.;
3rd Edition; Addison Wesley; 2009 (ISBN: 0-321-53685-1)
Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings; (Concise Edition); by John
D. Ramage, John C. Bean, and June Johnson; 5th Edition; 2010 (ISBN:
0-205-66577-2)
Other material available online or on
electronic reserve.
CS 4475 (3-0-3)
Computational Photography - (Instructor: Irfan Essa) - This class explores perceptual
and technical aspects of pictures, and more precisely the capture and
depiction of reality on a 2D medium. The scientific, perceptual, and
artistic principles behind image-making will be emphasized. Topics
include the relationship between pictorial techniques and the human
visual system; intrinsic limitations of 2D representations and their
possible compensations and technical issues involved in
depiction.
Textbooks
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs
with a Film or Digital Camera; by Brian Peterson; 2004; Amphoto Books (ISBN:
0817463003)
Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications; by Richard Szeliski
(available online from http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/szeliski/Book/)
Other material available online or on
electronic reserve.
CS 4793 Perspectives
in Cognitive Science: The Intersection of Culture & Mind - (Instructor: Wendy
Newstetter) – Barcelona,
a new and different culture, is the perfect place to explore the
intersection of mind and culture.
Through discussion of papers from anthropology, neuroscience,
linguistics and cognitive neuroscience, from street exercises and from
a final project, you will develop a new understanding of how culture
impacts the possibilities for action, interpretation and reasoning.
Textbooks
Edward Hall (1977) Beyond Culture.
Anchor books.
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