Emphasis on the functions of the database administrator. Includes a survey of physical and logical organization of data, methods of accessing data, characteristics of different models of generalized database management systems, and case studies using these systems from various applications. Student teams design database systems for class projects. Design of interactive systems and human computer interfaces. Emphasizes application areas that have a great deal of cognitive variability and diverse user populations.
Design interfaces for various applications.
The impact of costs and operational practices upon user behavior and current research topics in interface design are covered.