The seminar concludes with speculation about the software environments of the future, including both an examination of their nature and a look at their development needs. Students will also be expected to document a term project. Several systems will be presented which attempt to solve many of the human cognitive problems identified in the previous week s readings and discussion. The examples will provide a basis for discussing potential term projects. That Reduce Workr and Information Overload , Communications of the ACM, Vol.
Assignment Think about topic for term project.
Turn in a two-page abstract during Week 4. Page 1 is a text description of the project. Page 2 contains 4-8 references. An optional Page 3 may contain a diagram, a table, a figure, or the like. April 25 Different theories seek to explain and model aspects of people s behavior with systems and, in general, when designing artifacts.