Which Session and What is to be Blogged When in the Wiki?

The posting is about the previous session, not the session in progress!

So, the summary on session W02 should be posted by coming Monday (Sept 22). The latest posting day accepted for credit is Wednesday, however, each day late after Monday costs -10 points. This first time, for W01 and W02 only, you may post till Wednesday coming week (Sept 24) without the late penalties.

The first part of the blog is a brief review of one of the topics sent three times a week by e-mail from ACM. In order to get this e-mail service, you must subscribe to the TechNews. First, you must be ACM member. Then you generate at acm.org a web account with a Member ID. I would suggest that you use your full name with some punctuation in between for generating an unique ID. Later, the User ID for the web account can be easily changed. Create a password (another one of those).

In your ACM Web Account page (myACM) page on the left side under "My Contact Information" provide your e-mail address where you like to receive the "Email Announcements" and check that box under the same headline too. That’s it. However, if still confused, call the ACM Member Service at 1-800-342-6626. They are very nice and help full.

The second part of the blog is a brief summary of the learning experience in the previous completed session, which would be W01 at the time of this communication. I posted for the first two sessions some sample blogs in my e-Portfolio page. Look them up.

Try it out.any questions, please add a comment to this posting.

Wish you fun and luck. best, KP

CSC334 - Human-Computer Interaction

Hi Friends, I am excited to work with you this new course introducing the field of human-computer interaction. Please look at the course description and the syllabus posted in Vista. I have gotten several e-mail inquiries on the course content, the course organization and the text book. Please let us use this blog for clarifications of still open questions and for anything else that comes into your mind.

I invited you all to this Blog as authors, so that you can post directly comments. Please do so.

First thing to discuss is the text book. It took me several years to find the right combination of pragmatic guidance and scientific reference. Try to get a used version from amazon.com or from somewhere else. Otherwise, a new book is a good investment in future technology developments. The user-centered software development process will be an important qualifying key word in your professional ambitions. Also, please follow all the course preparations I have outlined in an attachment to an welcome e-mail, sent out mid July: get you g-mail account and let me know about it, get the ACM membership and get Google Talk installed for chatting and talking with me and your other class mates. This course will be based on intense group working, so you better get used to the collaborative technologies.

I will stay in contact with you during the end of the break. Enjoy your summer. KP