Tuesday, April 7
Lecture: It's about time.
Case Study 1: Time keeping. Vicente's Human-Tech Ladder - an example of conceptual technology. Mechanistic and Humanistic World views, Hard and soft technology.
Reading: HF: Preface and Chapter 1
Thursday, April 9
Technology out of control?
Lecture:
Complexity and Coupling.
Reading:HF Ch 2
Project 1 Due in Class
Tuesday, April 14
Lecture: Perception and action
Reading: HF Ch 3
Thursday, April 16
How tools transform cognitive activities, functional systems, cognitive amplifiers and cognitive artifacts
Reading: Norman, "Cognitive Artifacts"
Lecture: InterfaceDay
Project 2 Assignment: interface analysis
Tuesday, April 21
Lecture: The power of representation
Reading: HF Ch 4
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