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HCI / Foundations

HCI / Designing Interaction

HCI / Programming Interactive Systems

HCI / User-Centered Design and Testing

HCI / New Interactive Technologies

HCI / Collaboration and Communication

HCI / Statistical Methods for HCI

HCI / Design-Oriented HCI

Assignments

Understand Your Project ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 08-Oct-2021 @ 23:59
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Understand Your Project

In consultation with the members of your group, select an existing website or software application, with which you are all familiar and for which you can identify some opportunities for redesign and improvement. No group may choose this (Dr. Hepting’s) website. We will use it for examples in our meetings.

This is the first of three parts to the project, which mirror the 3 stages of the design thinking process (as described by the Nielsen Norman Group): understand, explore, and materialize.

The understand stage, comprising empathize and define steps, is the focus of this assignment. Focus on well-defined activities that well-defined users are trying to perform.

1. describe: each member of your group will describe, with sufficient detail to be relatable, an activity and a user wanting to complete that activity.
2. empathize: each member of your group will create an empathy map for each activity (and user). If there are 4 people in your group, each person will do 4 empathy maps and your group’s submission will have 16 in total.
3. define: together as a group, identify specific aspects of the current interface that cause problems for the users and look to examine the roots of those problems. Identify whatever user needs may be unmet.

Remember that this stage is concerned with understanding the opportunities for redesign with your selected website or software application. Do not provide solutions or fixes now: that will come later.

Submission

• submit a pdf document (1 per group) on UR Courses that includes all three parts (describe, empathize, and define)

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Description of Activities (1.5) criteria_P_UNDERSTAND Choose... Exemplary (+): Clear and compelling Exemplary: Clear and compelling Exemplary (-): Clear and compelling Sufficient (+): Concrete Sufficient: Concrete Sufficient (-): Concrete Developing (+): Lacks detail Developing: Lacks detail Developing (-): Lacks detail Needs Improvement: Substantially missing

Description of Users (1.5) criteria_P_UNDERSTAND Choose... Exemplary (+): Clear and compelling Exemplary: Clear and compelling Exemplary (-): Clear and compelling Sufficient (+): Concrete Sufficient: Concrete Sufficient (-): Concrete Developing (+): Lacks detail Developing: Lacks detail Developing (-): Lacks detail Needs Improvement: Substantially missing

Empathy Maps (3.0) criteria_P_UNDERSTAND Choose... Exemplary (+): All quadrants done well by all Exemplary: All quadrants done well by all Exemplary (-): All quadrants done well by all Sufficient (+): Entries in all quadrants Sufficient: Entries in all quadrants Sufficient (-): Entries in all quadrants Developing (+): Few entries, lacking detail Developing: Few entries, lacking detail Developing (-): Few entries, lacking detail Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

Problems and Unmet Needs (3.0) criteria_P_UNDERSTAND Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoroughly explored and documented (without indicating solutions) Exemplary: Thoroughly explored and documented (without indicating solutions) Exemplary (-): Thoroughly explored and documented (without indicating solutions) Sufficient (+): Quite complete Sufficient: Quite complete Sufficient (-): Quite complete Developing (+): Not enough requirements or detail Developing: Not enough requirements or detail Developing (-): Not enough requirements or detail Needs Improvement: Missing requirements and detail

Writing (1.0) criteria_P_UNDERSTAND Choose... Exemplary (+): Shows a good command of Standard English. No problems for your audience Exemplary: Shows a good command of Standard English. No problems for your audience Exemplary (-): Shows a good command of Standard English. No problems for your audience Sufficient (+): Demonstrates evidence of correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Audience will have little trouble reading your work Sufficient: Demonstrates evidence of correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Audience will have little trouble reading your work Sufficient (-): Demonstrates evidence of correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Audience will have little trouble reading your work Developing (+): Some errors, audience may have some trouble reading your work Developing: Some errors, audience may have some trouble reading your work Developing (-): Some errors, audience may have some trouble reading your work Needs Improvement: Consistently uses incorrect grammar, spelling, and syntax that makes it difficult for others to follow

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Explore Project ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 01-Nov-2021 @ 23:59
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Explore Project

Based on your understanding, design!

Recall the diagram that illustrated the article about Design Thinking from the Nielsen Norman Group. We are now moving to the explore phase.

The focus now shifts from understanding the problems to proposing solutions for those problems. Using the results from the last project assignment, state the specific activity that your representative user will perform. If you had many activities in the last project assignment, please focus at this stage on 1 substantial activity that accomplishes a meaningful goal for the user.

Consider how the user will complete the activity:

• which interface metaphors (see Sections 3.4 and 12.3 in textbook) would be suitable to help users understand the activities?
• which interaction type(s) (see Section 3.5 in textbook) would best support the users’ activities?
• do different interface types suggest alternative design insights or options?

Choose 2 different metaphors and design an interface for each of the metaphors that you choose. For both interfaces:

• Create a low-fidelity prototype (see Section 12.2 in textbook)
• Write a scenario (see Section 11.5 in textbook) that includes details of the information presented and interaction undertaken
• Analyze your scenario for positive and negative aspects and iterate your low-fidelity prototypes and scenarios to minimize the negative aspects and maximize the positive aspects. Describe the results of this iteration process

Submission

• submit a pdf document (1 per group)

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Interface A Low-Fidelity Prototype (Sketch) (2.0) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): clear and complete Exemplary: clear and complete Exemplary (-): clear and complete Sufficient (+): comprehensible Sufficient: comprehensible Sufficient (-): comprehensible Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Interface A Description (1.5) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Interface A Iteration Process Description (1.5) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Interface B Low-Fidelity Prototype (Sketch) (2.0) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): clear and complete Exemplary: clear and complete Exemplary (-): clear and complete Sufficient (+): comprehensible Sufficient: comprehensible Sufficient (-): comprehensible Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Interface B Description (1.5) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Interface B Iteration Process Description (1.5) criteria_P_EXPLORE Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Materialize Project (1) ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 22-Nov-2021 @ 23:59
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Materialize 1

Based on your designs, test and refine!

Recall the diagram that illustrated the article about Design Thinking from the Nielsen Norman Group. We are now moving to the materialize phase.

The focus now shifts to testing your low-fidelity prototypes. Each member of your Project group will conduct 1 test with each of your Project group’s 2 low-fidelity interface prototypes. The tests will be arranged from within your Testing groups, most of which will have 3 members. Use UR Courses to coordinate with your Testing group members. For illustrative purposes, consider a Testing group with Bob, Fanhua, and Premla as members. Each of them will arrange 2 meetings for testing:

• Bob and Fanhua arrange to meet:
  • Bob tests his Project group’s Interface A with Fanhua
  • Fanhua tests his Project group’s Interface B with Bob
• Bob and Premla arrange to meet:
  • Bob tests his Project group’s Interface B with Premla
  • Premla tests her Project group’s Interface A with Bob
• Fanhua and Premla arrange to meet:
  • Fanhua tests his Project group’s Interface A with Premla
  • Premla tests her Project group’s Interface B with Fanhua

IMPORTANT: Your Testing group should not have more than one member from any Project group

In your tests, you are asking someone to take on a role as your user and then complete the task for which you are redesigning the interface. Explain the task and ask your participant to perform the task, without giving instructions about how to do it. This information will be recorded in a script, that all group members will use to run their tests. Writing and reviewing the script is a group effort. Once you start testing with your participants, do not make any changes to your script.

You may find the downloads related to the ZipCar website test useful.

During your tests, you will collect both quantitative and qualitative data and you will also make notes.

You should submit all of your raw data and submit a summary of how it was collected: by whom, from whom, when, and where. Each of your group members will collect data from 1 test of your Interface A and 1 test of your Interface B. All tests will use the same script and other materials.

Provide an analysis of your data. Did the data that you collected from your participants reveal any agreement or disagreement about your interface designs? Were the results surprising in any way?

Based on your experience with your project and your testing of your low-fidelity prototypes, create a single interface design that combines the best ideas from your two low-fidelity prototypes and any other sources.

Submission

• submit a pdf document (1 per group)

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Script and Materials (2.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE1 Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Qualitative Data and Notes from Test Sessions (1.5) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE1 Choose... Exemplary (+): clear and complete Exemplary: clear and complete Exemplary (-): clear and complete Sufficient (+): comprehensible Sufficient: comprehensible Sufficient (-): comprehensible Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Quantitative Data (1.5) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE1 Choose... Exemplary (+): clear and complete Exemplary: clear and complete Exemplary (-): clear and complete Sufficient (+): comprehensible Sufficient: comprehensible Sufficient (-): comprehensible Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Analysis and Summary of Data (1.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE1 Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Explanation of and rationale for design choices made to create a single refined interface design representation (4) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE1 Choose... Exemplary (+): thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): thorough Sufficient: thorough Sufficient (-): thorough Developing (+): mostly complete Developing: mostly complete Developing (-): mostly complete Needs Improvement: incomplete

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Materialize Project (2) ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 06-Dec-2021 @ 23:59
• Discuss
• Submit

Materialize 2

Create a 5-10 minute video to present your project.

• Identify your project and your opportunity for redesign
• Discuss your 2 low-fidelity designs (and metaphors)
• Describe what you learned from your evaluations
• Discuss how your high-fidelity prototype incorporates what you have learned
• Demonstrate your high-fidelity prototype

Although it would be preferable to have all group members involved in creating the presentation, this is not required.

You may choose the privacy setting for your youtube video (public, unlisted, and private). If you choose private, please ensure that the instructor and marker are granted access.

Submission

• submit a link to your video on youtube (1 per group) using UR Courses

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Identify Project and Opportunity for Redesign (1.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE2 Choose... Exemplary (+): Exemplary: Exemplary (-): Sufficient (+): Sufficient: Sufficient (-): Developing (+): Developing: Developing (-): Needs Improvement:

Discuss your 2 lo-fi designs (and metaphors) (2.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE2 Choose... Exemplary (+): Exemplary: Exemplary (-): Sufficient (+): Sufficient: Sufficient (-): Developing (+): Developing: Developing (-): Needs Improvement:

Describe what you learned from your evaluations (1.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE2 Choose... Exemplary (+): Exemplary: Exemplary (-): Sufficient (+): Sufficient: Sufficient (-): Developing (+): Developing: Developing (-): Needs Improvement:

Discuss how your hi-fi prototype incorporates what you have learned (1.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE2 Choose... Exemplary (+): Exemplary: Exemplary (-): Sufficient (+): Sufficient: Sufficient (-): Developing (+): Developing: Developing (-): Needs Improvement:

Demonstration of hi-fi prototype simulation (5.0) criteria_P_MATERIALIZE2 Choose... Exemplary (+): Exemplary: Exemplary (-): Sufficient (+): Sufficient: Sufficient (-): Developing (+): Developing: Developing (-): Needs Improvement:

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

()

• Marks:
• Due Date: @ 23:59
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Project Proposal

The project will be a web-based presentation on a topic of your choosing. You will decide on the mix of writing and coding (using p5.js) [or, research and implementation]. The project can be done either individually or in small groups. Identify how (and, optionally, with whom) you will complete the project in your submission.

Your proposal will begin with the title of your proposed project. You will then include each of the following headings, accompanied by some descriptive text.

Overview

A summary description of the project, in a couple of sentences.

Vision and Goals

What you want to accomplish with this project: what is your vision, what are your goals? How will you assess if you’ve met your goals?

Audience

Who do you see as your audience? It is hard to be all things to all people, so indicate some details of your intended audience. What is common amongst your audience members? What do you think that they will get out of your project? Why should they be interested?

Content

What you will be presenting and why: flesh out your vision and describe the content of your project.

Presentation

How you will present it: which media elements will you use to present your work, and how will you do it?

Scope

How you will finish: consider the scope of the project you are considering and look at the risks. Can you cover the content effectively in the development time available? Does success depend on a high-risk technology or technique? What is essential to the project and what could be removed to meet your deadlines?

Submission

Submit your work electronically, via URCourses, by uploading a single pdf file.

Grading##### Grading

This assignment is worth 4 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Content/Concept of the project (2) criteria_ Choose... Exemplary (+): Sophisticated concept Exemplary: Sophisticated concept Exemplary (-): Sophisticated concept Sufficient (+): Good, moderately engaging Sufficient: Good, moderately engaging Sufficient (-): Good, moderately engaging Developing (+): Undeveloped content Developing: Undeveloped content Developing (-): Undeveloped content Needs Improvement: No discernible development of content

Ambition of the project (2) criteria_ Choose... Exemplary (+): Exceptionally ambitious and challenging Exemplary: Exceptionally ambitious and challenging Exemplary (-): Exceptionally ambitious and challenging Sufficient (+): Moderately challenging and ambitious Sufficient: Moderately challenging and ambitious Sufficient (-): Moderately challenging and ambitious Developing (+): Very little challenge Developing: Very little challenge Developing (-): Very little challenge Needs Improvement: Unchallenging

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Empathize With Teachers ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 24-Sep-2021 @ 23:59
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Empathize

This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment.

You have been made a TEACHER in a course on UR Courses, so that you can gain a different perspective on UR Courses (because you are normally a STUDENT).

For this assignment, please define and describe an activity that a teacher could create for their students that includes one UR Courses “activity” that allows a grade to be assigned upon completion and one UR Courses “resource” whose access is restricted based on the grade earned on the “activity”. As you complete your activity with the UR Courses interface, reflect on your experience.

Specifically, you are asked to:

1. Define and describe an activity that meets the requirements

2. Create an empathy map while you complete your activity within your course on UR Courses:
   1. claim 1 “Section” by changing the label to your own name (there are enough blank sections for everyone - so be nice and don’t claim someone else’s section!)
   2. add to your section:
      1. One “activity” that allows you to assign a grade upon completion
      2. One “resource” whose access is restricted based on the grade earned from your activity
3. Describe whatever opportunities for redesign that you find by relating it (or them) in terms of your personal experience of completing your activity.

Submission

• submit a single pdf document on UR Courses
• target: 1 page for a description of your activity with 1 page for a screen capture of your Section, 1 page for the empathy map and 1-2 pages for the opportunities for redesign

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Activity Described (2.0) criteria_I_EMPATHY Choose... Exemplary (+): Includes everything as requested Exemplary: Includes everything as requested Exemplary (-): Includes everything as requested Sufficient (+): Includes mostly all as requested Sufficient: Includes mostly all as requested Sufficient (-): Includes mostly all as requested Developing (+): Not described as requested Developing: Not described as requested Developing (-): Not described as requested Needs Improvement: Not described

Activity Completed (2.0) criteria_I_EMPATHY Choose... Exemplary (+): Everything done as requested Exemplary: Everything done as requested Exemplary (-): Everything done as requested Sufficient (+): Mostly done as requested Sufficient: Mostly done as requested Sufficient (-): Mostly done as requested Developing (+): Not done as requested Developing: Not done as requested Developing (-): Not done as requested Needs Improvement: Not completed

Empathy Map (3.0) criteria_I_EMPATHY Choose... Exemplary (+): All quadrants done well Exemplary: All quadrants done well Exemplary (-): All quadrants done well Sufficient (+): Entries in all quadrants Sufficient: Entries in all quadrants Sufficient (-): Entries in all quadrants Developing (+): Few entries, lacking detail Developing: Few entries, lacking detail Developing (-): Few entries, lacking detail Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

Opportunities for Redesign (3.0) criteria_I_EMPATHY Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoroughly explored Exemplary: Thoroughly explored Exemplary (-): Thoroughly explored Sufficient (+): Complete Sufficient: Complete Sufficient (-): Complete Developing (+): Lacks detail Developing: Lacks detail Developing (-): Lacks detail Needs Improvement: Opportunities not identified

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

You Choose (Undergrad) ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 07-Dec-2021 @ 23:59
• Discuss
• Submit

You Choose (Undergrad)

This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment for undergraduate students.

Consider the class themes that we have discussed and will consider. Please see the page of Topics for a guide.

Write approximately 1000 words (or equivalent) about your chosen topic as an essay or you are welcome to consider other forms of deliverable that are more meaningful to you — such an HTML/JavaScript implementation of some ideas discussed in class (perhaps extending something from https://github.com/dhhepting/dhhepting.github.io).

It must deal with class themes in some way, and your ideas about that connection are important. You might focus your efforts on researching smaller assessment questions (from Topics), examining the usability of software that you use, writing some code to test an idea, and so forth.

Your submission should include between 2 and 4 external references ( NOT wikipedia).

Submission

• submit a pdf document

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

Topic (2) criteria_I_U_CHOICE Choose... Exemplary (+): Topic actively engages an important issue related to class Exemplary: Topic actively engages an important issue related to class Exemplary (-): Topic actively engages an important issue related to class Sufficient (+): Topic engages an important issue related to class Sufficient: Topic engages an important issue related to class Sufficient (-): Topic engages an important issue related to class Developing (+): Topic somewhat engages an important issue related to class Developing: Topic somewhat engages an important issue related to class Developing (-): Topic somewhat engages an important issue related to class Needs Improvement: Topic does not engage an important issue related to class

Content (4) criteria_I_U_CHOICE Choose... Exemplary (+): Deliverable is used appropriately and imaginatively. Realization of approach is clear and well-formed Exemplary: Deliverable is used appropriately and imaginatively. Realization of approach is clear and well-formed Exemplary (-): Deliverable is used appropriately and imaginatively. Realization of approach is clear and well-formed Sufficient (+): Deliverable is used appropriately. Realization of approach is reasonable Sufficient: Deliverable is used appropriately. Realization of approach is reasonable Sufficient (-): Deliverable is used appropriately. Realization of approach is reasonable Developing (+): Deliverable is used somewhat appropriately. Realization of approach is mostly unclear and not well-formed Developing: Deliverable is used somewhat appropriately. Realization of approach is mostly unclear and not well-formed Developing (-): Deliverable is used somewhat appropriately. Realization of approach is mostly unclear and not well-formed Needs Improvement: Deliverable is not used appropriately. Realization of approach is not clear

Presentation (4) criteria_I_U_CHOICE Choose... Exemplary (+): Ambitious and thorough Exemplary: Ambitious and thorough Exemplary (-): Ambitious and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat thorough Developing: Somewhat thorough Developing (-): Somewhat thorough Needs Improvement: Not thorough

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Research Paper Review (Grad) ()

• Marks: 10
• Due Date: 07-Dec-2021 @ 23:59
• Discuss
• Submit

Research Paper Review (Grad)

This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment for graduate students.

Choose a recent (within the last year) conference paper (with at least 8 pages) that is new to you, from ACM SIGCHI conferences (including CHIPLAY).

Critically read the paper and write a summary of it, according to Fong’s alternative method for reviewing papers:

1. What is the purpose of the work?
2. How do the authors achieve their purpose?
3. Why did they adopt their particular approach?
4. Do you think their purpose has been achieved?
5. What insights have you gained from reading this work?

Finally, include an explanation of why you chose this paper.

Your summary should be approximately 1000 words.

Submission

• submit a pdf document

Grading

This assignment is worth 10 marks, according to the following rubric:

Rubric

DePaul Univerity’s Center for Teaching and Learning has a useful resource describing the process of creating rubrics. Your comments about the following rubric are welcome via email

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Rubric Criteria

What is the purpose of the work? (2.0) criteria_I_G_REVIEW Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): Thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat complete Developing: Somewhat complete Developing (-): Somewhat complete Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

How do the authors achieve their purpose? (2.0) criteria_I_G_REVIEW Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): Thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat complete Developing: Somewhat complete Developing (-): Somewhat complete Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

Why did they adopt their particular approach? (2.0) criteria_I_G_REVIEW Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): Thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat complete Developing: Somewhat complete Developing (-): Somewhat complete Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

Do you think their purpose has been achieved? (2.0) criteria_I_G_REVIEW Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): Thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat complete Developing: Somewhat complete Developing (-): Somewhat complete Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

What insights have you gained from reading this work? (2.0) criteria_I_G_REVIEW Choose... Exemplary (+): Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary: Thoughtful and thorough Exemplary (-): Thoughtful and thorough Sufficient (+): Reasonably thorough Sufficient: Reasonably thorough Sufficient (-): Reasonably thorough Developing (+): Somewhat complete Developing: Somewhat complete Developing (-): Somewhat complete Needs Improvement: Substantially incomplete

Penalties

None (on-time and followed instructions)

Instructions not followed

Assignment submitted late, but within 48 hours

Assignment submitted more than 48 hours late

Output

Evaluate Copy Output to Clipboard Clear Form

Exams

In 202130:

Previous exams

• 202230 Final
• 202030 Midterm
• 201930 Final
• 201930 Midterm
• 201830 Final
• 201830 Midterm
• 201730 Final
• 201730 Midterm
• 201630 Final
• 201630 Midterm