CS 5340 — Computer/Human Interaction
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOakland, CAOnlinePortland, MaineSeattle, WASilicon Valley, CAVancouver, CanadaHybridOnlineTraditional
Covers the principles of human-computer interaction and the design and evaluation of user interfaces. Topics include an overview of human information processing subsystems (perception, memory, attention, and problem solving); how the properties of these systems affect the design of user interfaces; the principles, guidelines, and specification languages for designing good user interfaces, with emphasis on tool kits and libraries of standard graphical user interface objects; and a variety of interface evaluation methodologies that can be used to measure the usability of software. Other topics may include World Wide Web design principles and tools, computer-supported cooperative work, multimodal and “next generation” interfaces, speech and natural language interfaces, and virtual reality interfaces. Course work includes both the creation and implementation of original user interface designs, and the evaluation of user interfaces created by others. Requires knowledge of C programming language/UNIX.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 172 | 215 | 80% | 14.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 6 | 141 | 283 | 50% | 23.7 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 34 | 60 | 57% | 26.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 86 | 166 | 52% | 20.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 5 | 151 | 226 | 67% | 15.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 31 | 79 | 39% | 48.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 4 | 118 | 159 | 74% | 10.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 4 | 126 | 156 | 81% | 7.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 15% · T 36% · W 16% · Th 8% · F 30%
Common patterns: async (22% of sections), TF (21% of sections), T (15% of sections), M (15% of sections), W (8% of sections), R (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Abir Saha (36% of students) · reviews
- Caglar Yildirim (21% of students) · reviews
- Holly Jimison (17% of students) · reviews
- Akram Bayat (11% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Alexandra To (22% of students) · reviews
- Herman Saksono (18% of students) · reviews
- Akram Bayat (17% of students) · reviews
- Md Nazmus Sakib Miazi (15% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Md Nazmus Sakib Miazi (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list CS 5340 in their prerequisites.
Links
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