Human Computer Interaction

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Steimle
Core Lecture, 9 CP

News

Updates on Tutorial #3 and Assignments

Written on 17.12.24 (last change on 20.12.24) by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear Students,

Tutorial #3 (Mirha) has to be rescheduled this week. A replacement tutorial will be offered by Mirha this Friday, 4–6 pm, in room 001, building E1.7. Students from tutorial #3 can either attend this replacement session or join another tutorial of their choice.

Finally, this is a… Read more

Dear Students,

Tutorial #3 (Mirha) has to be rescheduled this week. A replacement tutorial will be offered by Mirha this Friday, 4–6 pm, in room 001, building E1.7. Students from tutorial #3 can either attend this replacement session or join another tutorial of their choice.

Finally, this is a friendly reminder that the second project assignment was released last week. The deadline for this assignment is January 15th, 23:59. Please note that we do not expect you to work on the project during the end-of-year break. Moreover, in the first exercise of the new project assignment, you have the chance to improve the requirements you proposed in the first project assignment. The results and feedback from the first project assignment can be found on your personal status page. If you have any questions, please reach out to your tutor.

Finally, due to the project phase, there will be no lectures on January 7th and 8th. 

All information can also be found in the CMS calendar.

Enjoy the break,
Marie

Additional Content in Recap Slides for Lectures 5 & 6

Written on 03.12.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

This is a kind note for those who could not attend today's live lecture: We have uploaded the recap slides for lectures 5 & 6 which were presented today. These slides also include some new material on Generative AI that was not part of the original slide decks 5 & 6, but is equally… Read more

Dear students,

This is a kind note for those who could not attend today's live lecture: We have uploaded the recap slides for lectures 5 & 6 which were presented today. These slides also include some new material on Generative AI that was not part of the original slide decks 5 & 6, but is equally relevant. Please make sure to take a look at these slides.

Best, 
Marie

Updates on This Week's Tutorials

Written on 02.12.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

Please note the following updates for this week’s tutorials:

  • Tutorial #1 (Max) has to be canceled this week. Students of tutorial #1 can attend the tutorial which will be held at the same time in lecture hall 001 in E1.3, or attend another tutorial of their choice.
  • Room… Read more

Dear students,

Please note the following updates for this week’s tutorials:

  • Tutorial #1 (Max) has to be canceled this week. Students of tutorial #1 can attend the tutorial which will be held at the same time in lecture hall 001 in E1.3, or attend another tutorial of their choice.
  • Room Changes:
    • Tutorial #4 (Joys) will be held in room 3.23, Building E1.7
    • Tutorial #6 (Fahim) will be held in room 106, Building E1.1

Additionally, this week’s tutorials will cover some new material on UI Design Principles & Guidelines. While this material is not part of the lecture or exam, it provides useful insights and we highly recommend engaging with it! We make the slides available as bonus material in CMS.

Have a nice week,
Marie

Results of Assignment 2

Written on 27.11.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

the results of the second assignment are now published in CMS. You can see your results on your personal status page. If you have any questions about the grading, please reach out to your tutor. 

Best,

Marie

Re-exam Date

Written on 25.11.24 (last change on 20.12.24) by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

We have set the date for the re-exam, which will take place on 3 April 2025 at 10:00.

Have a good start into the week,
Marie

Results of Assignment 1 & Tutorial Room Changes

Written on 18.11.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

the results of the first assignment are now published in CMS. You can see your results on your personal status page. Please note that we have decided to remove the second statement of Question 5 from the grading, so the maximum total points for Question 5 are 11 points instead of 12.… Read more

Dear students,

the results of the first assignment are now published in CMS. You can see your results on your personal status page. Please note that we have decided to remove the second statement of Question 5 from the grading, so the maximum total points for Question 5 are 11 points instead of 12. If you have any questions about the grading, please contact your tutor. 

Furthermore, there will be a room change for two of this week’s tutorials (21/22 Nov):
* Tutorial #1 (Max) will be held in room 407, Building E1.1
* Tutorial #5 (Kanika) will be held in room 407, building E1.1
You can also find these details in the CMS calendar.

Also, this is a friendly reminder that there will be no lectures this week due to the project phase. 

Have a nice week,

Marie

Replacement Tutorials for 1st November and Tutorial Room Changes

Written on 29.10.24 (last change on 29.10.24) by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

this Friday (November 1st) is a public holiday. Therefore, no tutorials will be held on that day. Replacement tutorials for the affected tutorials will be offered this Thursday (October 31st). Please note that there will also be some room changes for the regular Thursday tutorials… Read more

Dear students,

this Friday (November 1st) is a public holiday. Therefore, no tutorials will be held on that day. Replacement tutorials for the affected tutorials will be offered this Thursday (October 31st). Please note that there will also be some room changes for the regular Thursday tutorials this week.

Below is the updated schedule for this week’s tutorials:

  • Tutorial #1 (Max) (regular): 31st October, 10:00 - 12:00, Room 206, Building E1.1
  • Tutorial #7 & #8 (Azlan & Joys) (regular): 31st October, 10:00 - 12:00, Hall 001, Building E1.3
  • Tutorial #2 (Azlan) [Room Change]: 31st October, 12:00 - 14:00, Room 106, Building E1.1
  • Tutorial #3 (Mirha) [Room Change]: 31st October, 16:00 - 18:00, Room 106, Building E1.1
  • Tutorial #4 (Joys) [Replacement Tutorial]: 31st October, 16:00 - 18:00, Room 206, Building E1.1
  • Tutorial #5 (Kanika) [Replacement Tutorial]: 31st October, 10:00 - 12:00, Room 3.23, Building E1.7
  • Tutorial #6 (Fahim) [Replacement Tutorial]: 31st October, 14:00 - 16:00, Room 106, Building E1.1

You can also find these details in the updated CMS calendar.

Additionally, tutorial and team assignments should now be visible on your CMS personal page. Please be aware that team numbers in CMS may differ from those in Doodle. If you spot any discrepancies in your assigned team members or tutorial, send a mail to hci(at)cs.uni-saarland.de as soon as possible.

Best,
Marie

Additional Tutorial Slot and Important Registration Information

Written on 24.10.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

We have now added a new tutorial to Doodle, taking place on Thursdays from 10:00-12:00. A few spots have also opened up across the other six tutorials.

These new spots are specifically for those of you who have not yet been able to register for any tutorial at all. Please only… Read more

Dear students,

We have now added a new tutorial to Doodle, taking place on Thursdays from 10:00-12:00. A few spots have also opened up across the other six tutorials.

These new spots are specifically for those of you who have not yet been able to register for any tutorial at all. Please only take a slot if you don’t already have one, as this will help us gauge whether the current number of spots is sufficient or if we need to further scale up.

 

If you or your group find yourselves in a tutorial slot that you absolutely cannot attend, please use the CMS forum to arrange a swap with another person or group. We’ve set up a "Swap Meet" category in the forum for this purpose. If you or your group is theoretically available in multiple tutorial slots, please be considerate of those requests from students with more limited availability!

Once you've found a swap partner or group, send an email to me (hci(at)cs.uni-saarland.de) with your names and group numbers.

If you have consulted the CMS forum but haven’t been able to find someone to switch with by Monday 11:59 PM, please send me an email on Tuesday morning.

 

A reminder: The deadline for CMS registration is today at 11:59 PM. If you haven’t registered in CMS by then, but registered in the Doodle sheet, your name will be removed from the Doodle tomorrow.

Lastly, if you accidentally registered for two groups and haven’t informed me yet, please do so as soon as possible via mail.

 

Best,

Marie

Additional Tutorial Slot

Written on 23.10.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students,

Given the high number of registrations, we will offer an additional tutorial slot. More details will be announced soon through the CMS news.

Best regards,

Marie

Tutorial Registration

Written on 22.10.24 by Marie Mühlhaus

Dear students, 

welcome to the HCI course! 

As announced in today’s lecture, please register for a tutorial in teams of 3. The registration is first come first serve. This is the Doodle link for registration: … Read more

Dear students, 

welcome to the HCI course! 

As announced in today’s lecture, please register for a tutorial in teams of 3. The registration is first come first serve. This is the Doodle link for registration: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/816db966-84be-456b-b4dc-8b670071f2c3/select

Important note: You can register for a tutorial and a team without a Doodle account, but once you confirm the registration, it cannot be changed anymore. You can only change your registration to a team and tutorial in Doodle if the registration was done while you were logged in with a Doodle account. Hence, please first create a Doodle account, log in to Doodle, and only then do the registration. Registration for teams and tutorials is open until 28th October, 23:59.

The tutorials will start next week. Due to the public holiday on Friday, 1st November, we will offer replacement tutorials for the Friday tutorials. The exact dates and times will be announced next week.

Please also note that the registration to CMS is open until Thursday, October 24th 23:59. A registration to the course afterward is not possible.

 

Best regards,

Marie

 
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The first class starts on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 10:15-12:00 (Building E1 3 – Lecture Hall 2).

You do not have to register for this course beforehand. Just come to the first lecture and then register for the course in CMS and for an exercise group.

Registration Deadline for the Course: 24 October 2024, 23:59. The registration will open in the first week of the course.

Registration Deadline for Tutorials and Exercise Groups: 28 October 2024, 23:59.

Note: We will upload videos from the last online iteration of this lecture. These will serve as additional learning material. 
Nevertheless, only the content of the on-site lecture is relevant for the exam. The online videos may differ from this.

For urgent questions, please contact Marie Muehlhaus.

Description

This course teaches the theoretical and practical foundations for human computer interaction. It covers a wide overview of topics, techniques and approaches used for the design and evaluation of modern user interfaces.

The course covers the principles that underlie successful user interfaces, provides an overview of input and output devices and user interface types, and familiarizes students with the methods for designing and evaluating user interfaces. Students learn to critically assess user interfaces, to design user interfaces themselves, and to evaluate them in empirical studies.

Topics:

  • Fundamentals of human-computer interaction
  • User interface paradigms, input and output devices
  • Desktop & graphical user interfaces
  • Mobile user interfaces
  • Natural user interfaces
  • User-centered interaction design
  • Design principles and guidelines
  • Prototyping
  • Evaluation of user interfaces

Eligibility

This lecture replaces the UID lecture. Therefore students who successfully completed UID will not be allowed to take the lecture.

Transfer of credit from previous semesters:

  • “I have successfully completed the exercises and projects of HCI last year, but have not passed the final exam. Can I just write the exam?”
    Yes you can transfer your exercises and projects from HCI in winter term 2023/24 to HCI in winter term 2024/25, so you do not have to hand in exercises and project assignments a second time.  Please contact Marie Muehlhaus before October 24 2024, 23:59.
  • You cannot transfer partial grades from previous HCI or UID lectures.

Details on the grading scheme will be announced in the first lecture.

Literature

The lecture will be based on the book:
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (Rogers et al, 3rd ed.)

Additional literature:

  • Shneiderman, B., Plaisant, C.: Designing the User Interface, Pearson, 5th ed.
  • Butz, A., Krüger, A.: Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion, De Gruyter
  • Preim, B., Dachselt, R.: Interaktive Systeme, Springer, 2nd edition (two volumes)
  • Dix, A.: Human-Computer Interaction, Pearson, 3rd edition

All books are available in the library (paper copy, some of them also electronic, see here http://www.infomath-bib.de/tmp/vorlesungen/info-core_human-computer-interaction.html).

Materials

Slides, assignments, and videos will be made available online in CMS.

 

Exams

Main exam: 12 February 2025, 10:00 (sharp!)

Re-exam: 3rd April 2025, 10:00 (sharp!)

 

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Steimle

Tutorials and Organization
Marie Muehlhaus

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