Identifies basic concepts such as the systems point of view, the organization of a system, the nature of information and information flows, the impact of systems upon management and organizations, human information processing and related cognitive concepts. Introduces various types of applications that are part of information systems. The course focus is on management information systems. 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. This course prepares students for the complex tasks of creating nonlinear material. In addition to hypertext theory, the course provides an understanding of task orientation, user analysis, the construction of task lists, as well as the planning and writing nonlinear texts. Eng 605 or equivalent. Builds on the foundational work of Eng 605 and prepares students to work across electronic media in communicating and presenting professional and technical information.