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A pragmatic HCI approach: engagement by reinforcing perception with functional dsesign and programming

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 3

Pages 39 - 43

https://doi.org/10.1145/1151954.1067459

Published: 27 June 2005 Publication History

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In order to provide effective human interaction with a computer interface, the design process must consider human cognitive factors. From an educational perspective, this area encompasses a range of issues which, because of academic time constraints, might be difficult to focus on, particularly if practical design and implementation are part of the syllabus. The paper describes how focusing on one area of perception with unusual and challenging perceptual images promoted quick interface design, provided stimulation for programming a working interface and highlighted the value of factors such as perception and affordance in the design of screen objects. A later formal series of questions revealed that learners saw the importance of human factors and the relevance of such issues in the design process as well as providing an incentive for programming a working model.

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A pragmatic HCI approach: engagement by reinforcing perception with functional dsesign and programming
1. Human-centered computing
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 37, Issue 3

September 2005

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DOI:10.1145/1151954

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ITiCSE '05: Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
June 2005
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https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2937-0.ch001
Pastel RBrown CWoller-Carter MKumar S(2012)Teaching Human Factors to Graduate and Undergraduate Computer Science StudentsProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting10.1177/107118131256112456:1(595-599)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2012
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