THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 3004S

Date of Senate Approval 03/25/04

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 22:     Adding new course, CSCI (MMAS) 358, and the resulting editorial changes in MMAS

Effective date: Fall 2004

1. Add: On pg 86, new course title and description for CSCI 358

358 Human Computer Interaction (MMAS 358) (3)

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) with a user-centered design focus. Topics will include user-interface design and implementation, user/task/work environment analysis, low and high fidelity prototyping techniques, usability testing and evaluation. Prerequisite: CSCI 202 or MMAS 222. See Department Chair.

 

2. Add: On pg 143, new course title and description for MMAS 358

358 Human Computer Interaction (CSCI 358) (3)

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) with a user-centered design focus. Topics will include user-interface design and implementation, user/task/work environment analysis, low and high fidelity prototyping techniques, usability testing and evaluation. Prerequisite: CSCI 202 or MMAS 222. See Department Chair.



3. Delete: On pg 141, under Major in Multimedia Arts and Sciences, I. Part C. 2

Interactive Design: CSCI 344; MMAS 320, 348, 420.

Add: On pg 141, under Major in Multimedia Arts and Sciences, I. Part C. 2

Interactive Design: CSCI 344; MMAS 320, 348, 358, 420.

Impact Statement: UNCA currently has the faculty and resources to teach this class.

Rationale: The application of HCI principles is critical for the success of both computer science and multimedia development projects. A tangible acknowledgment of Human Computer Interaction importance is that the subject has been added as a requirement in the Model Curricula for Computer Science published in 2001 by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and the latest recommendation for Model Curricula for Computing by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).

Because the topics covered by the course overlap both Computer Science and Multimedia, it is a natural interdisciplinary offering for UNCA. The course was offered as a Special Topics course in Fall 2001.