A Laboratory for the Design and Implementation of Human Computer Interfaces

我们建议建立一个实验室，让学生研究人机界面(HCI)的设计和实现。该实验室将加强目前在阿巴拉契亚州立大学教授的两门课程：人机界面设计和微计算机系统。它将允许学生构建人机界面的原型，比较人机界面设计选项，创建人机界面设计的专业演示文稿，并使用具有适当软件库支持的面向对象语言(C++)实施包括图形用户界面在内的人机界面。目前，尽管许多软件开发项目中有一半涉及人机界面的开发，但许多本科生几乎没有机会探索人机界面的开发。目前的情况让许多本科生对当前的软件开发实践毫无准备。我们的建议通过使用有监督和无监督的实验室练习，使这些学生接触到在人机界面开发中出现的困难设计决策和编程技术，从而帮助缓解这一问题。

We propose a laboratory in which students will investigate the design and implementation of human-computer interfaces (HCIs). The laboratory will enhance two courses currently taught at Appalachian State University, Human-Computer Interface Design and Microcomputer Systems. It will allow students to build prototypes of HCIs, compare HCI design options, create professional presentations of HCI designs, and implement HCIs including graphical user interfaces using an object-oriented language (C++) with appropriate software library support. Currently, many undergraduates have little opportunity to explore the development of HCIs even though one-half of many software development projects involve the development of the human-computer interface. The current situation leaves many undergraduates woefully unprepared for current practice in software development. Our proposal helps to alleviate this problem by exposing these students to the difficult design decisions and programming techniques that arise in HCI development through the use of supervised and unsupervised laboratory exercises.