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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

COMPSCI 570
Course Description

User-centered software design: (1) principles of and methods for understanding user needs; designing and prototyping interface solutions; and evaluating their usability, (2) their applications in designing multiple types of interfaces through group projects.

Prerequisites

Junior standing or declared in the Capstone Certificate in Computer Sciences for Professionals

Satisfies
Credits

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Offered

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Grade Point Average
3.9

4.04% from Historical

Completion Rate
99.6%

0.48% from Historical

A Rate
89.92%

22.78% from Historical

Class Size
248

64.31% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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