Catalog Description: The design, implementation, and evaluation of user interfaces. User-centered design and task analysis. Conceptual models and interface metaphors. Usability inspection and evaluation methods. Analysis of user study data. Input methods (keyboard, pointing, touch, tangible) and input models. Visual design principles. Interface prototyping and implementation methodologies and tools. Students will develop a user interface for a specific task and target user group in teams.

Units: 4

Also Offered As: COMPSCI 260A

Related Areas:

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Prerequisites: Computer Science 61B, 61BL, or consent of instructor.

Formats:
Spring: 3.0 hours of lecture and 1.0 hours of discussion per week
Fall: 3.0 hours of lecture and 1.0 hours of discussion per week

Grading Basis: Student Option

Final Exam Status: No

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Class Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 160/260A – MoWe 09:30-10:59, Jacobs Hall 310 – Eric Paulos

Class Notes
- Seats reserved for students with enrollment permission are not open. They are reserved for students in internal programs. Please DO NOT ask faculty or staff for one of these seats.

- No time conflicts

- No lecture recordings

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