Current Topics in Media Computing and Human–Computer Interaction SS 2014
News:
- 05.05.14 Updated preliminary schedule (moved AR topic and mock PC meeting before the midterm)
- 17.04.14 All registered students should have access to L2P by 18 Apr, 2014. If you cannot access L2P, email Chat.
- 17.04.14 A01 assignment sheet is updated for clarification
- iTunes U public link for this course: https://itunes.apple.com/de/course/id863031089?l=en
- Link for enrolling with the iTunes U app on an iOS device: https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/F2Z-EEN-V54
- Find yourself a group for assignment, email Chat before Apr. 16, 17:00.
- L2P: Link (Will be open after Lab 1)
- CAMPUS: Link
- First lecture: April 8, 10:15am, room 2222. Can't register? We will solve your problem in the first lab on April 9th.
Content:
This class covers basic research methods and current research trends in Human–Computer Interaction and Media Computing. We use a mix of recent book chapters and papers from conferences and journals of the last few years to give you an idea of how HCI research is conducted, and of the hot topics that are being worked on in the international research community. Examples from past years include interactive surfaces, tangible user interfaces, hybrid documents, human computation, gestural input, and personal fabrication. The class explains the differences between empirical, ethnographic and systems research in HCI, and how to quickly retrieve and evaluate information from existing literature, a skill you will need for your Master's thesis and future research work in HCI.
Course Allocation:
ECTS Credits: 6
This lecture will be held in English. All assignments submissions and exams will be in English.
The primary audience for this class are Master students of Computer Science, Media Informatics, Software Systems Engineering, and Technical Communication.
For a full list of eligible programs, see CAMPUS
Course Registration
| Dates | What to do | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 31.3. – 11.4.14 | Register for the lecture in CAMPUS System | • Only 30 seats are available on this course due to limited resource for the lab. • We will allocate the slots based on students' background in HCI and in our previous courses. • TK students with PO 2010 and students from other majors: drop Chat an email for registration. |
| 15.4.14 | Registration result announcement. | Make sure that you have access to L2P. |
| 6.6.14 | Last date to deregister | |
| (to be announced) | Register for the exam |
Times:
| Tue 10:15h – 11:45h | Room 2222 | lecture | ||||
| Wed 13:15h – 14:45h | Room 2222 | lab | ||||
Exam:
Midterm Tue 03.06.2014 10:15 – 11:45. 2222 Ahornstraße 55
Final (1st Chance) Tue 29.07.2014 10:15 – 12:00. AH6, Ahornstraße 55
Final (2nd Chance) Tue 12.08.2014 10:00 – 12:00. 2222, Ahornstraße 55
| Lecture | Topic | Presenter | Lab | Topic | Reading Assignment | Written Assignment |
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| 08.04. | Research literacy 1: Research approaches in HCI |
Jan | 09.04. | Paper reading and identifying contribution types |
Required: • (Wobbrock, 2014) 7 Research Contribution Types in HCI • (Griswold, n.d.) How to Read an Engineering Research Paper |
None |
| 16.04. | Research literacy 2: Experimental Research (Case study: Text Entry Research) |
Chat | 17.04. | Literature searching and contributions & benefit statement Slides: (Continued the lecture slides) |
Required: • (MacKenzie, 2007) Evaluation of Text Entry Techniques Recommended: • (Wobbrock, 2007) Measures of Text Entry Performance • (Vertanen & Kristensson, TOCHI 2014) Complementing text entry evaluations with a composition task |
A01: Search, Classify, and Summarize Draft: Apr. 23, 6:00 AM Peer review: Apr. 23–28 Final submission: Apr. 30, 6:00 AM |
| 15.04. | Topic 1: Research in coding and IDEs |
Jan-Peter | 23.04. | Designing experimental user studies | Required: • (Ko et al., IEEE TRANS SOFT ENG 32(12), 2006) An Exploratory Study of How Developers Seek, Relate, and Collect Relevant Information during Software Maintenance Tasks |
A01 (peer feedback and revision) |
| 29.04. | (no lecture: CHI 2014) | – | 30.04. | (no lab: CHI 2014) | Required: • (McGrath, 1995) Methodology matters |
A02: Reverse-engineering user study protocol |
| 06.05. | (no lecture: Fachschaftsvollversammlung) | – | 07.05. | Recap from CHI 2014 | Required: (continued from the last week) |
A02 (peer feedback and revision) |
| 13.05. | Topic 2: Interactive surfaces and tangibles | Simon | 14.05. | • A01 discussion • Writing a review for research papers |
Required: (Liang et al., CHI ’14) GaussBricks |
A03 Writing a review |
| 20.05. | Topic 3: Research in Augmented Reality | Nur | 21.05. | Mock PC Meeting on the assigned papers from A03 | Required: • (Möller et al., CHI ’14) Experimental Evaluation of User Interfaces for Visual Indoor Navigation Recommended: • (Winkler et al., CHI ’14) Pervasive Information through Constant Personal Projection |
A03 (peer feedback and revision) Use the guideline described in the assignment sheet. |
| 27.05. | Research Literacy 3: Understanding Statistics in HCI Research |
Chat | 28.05. | Midterm preparation Slides are available on L2P |
Required: (Dragicevic et al., alt.chi ’14) Running an HCI Experiment in Multiple Parallel Universes |
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| 03.06. | Midterm exam | Chat & Leonhard | 04.06. | • Midterm exam debriefing • Kick-off A04 Mini HCI Research Experiment |
– | A04 is available on L2P |
| 10.06. | No lecture and lab due to Exkursionswoche | |||||
| 17.06. | Topic 4: Human Computation | Leonhard | 18.06. | Mini project meeting: research questions | Required: • (Bernstein et al, UIST ’10) Soylent: a word processor with a crowd inside Recommended: • (Quinn and Bederson, CHI ’11) Human computation: a survey and taxonomy of a growing field |
(continue A04) |
| 24.06. | Topic 5: Pattern language (Part 1) |
Jan | 25.06. | Mini project meeting: design of experiments | Required: • (Dearden and Finlay, 2006) Pattern Languages in HCI: A Critical Review |
(continue A04) |
| 01.07 | Topic 5: Pattern language (Part 2) Slides: (see previous lecture) |
Jan | 02.07. | Mini project meeting: pilot studies | (continue previous week) | (continue A04) |
| 08.07 | Topic 6: Interactive Television UIs |
Christian | 08.07. | Mini project presentation | Required: • (Wobbrock et al. 2005) Maximizing the guessability of symbolic input Recommended: TBA |
(continue A04) |
| 15.07 | Topic 7: Personal fabrication and personal design | René | 16.07. | Exam preparation lab (Slides are available on L2P) |
Required: (Mueller et al., 2012) Interactive Construction |
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Preliminary schedule (click for full size):
Grading:
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
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Scored Items
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| Midterm |
30
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| Final |
40
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| Assignments A01–03 |
15
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| Mini HCI research project A04 |
10
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| Statistics lab and user study participation |
3
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| Active participation in PC meeting |
2
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User Study for Learning Statistics
In order to improve learning statistics in HCI, a user study will be conducted as part of the lecture. You can find all information about this user study |here.
Missing the exam
- If you cannot attend the exam with valid reasons (medical reason, exam schedule conflicts), you need to inform us before the exam, and submit a scanned copy of the evidence (medical certificate, course registration, boarding passes) within 5 days after the exam.
- If the reason for missing the exam is valid, you will do your first try of the exam for the parts that you missed on the same date as the second chance exam.
- If the reason is not valid, you will not get any score from that exam. If your overall score passed the course, you will not have a chance to take the exam again.
- If you fail the course in the overall score, you will have to take both parts of the exam in the second chance.