Computer Science 160

Title	User Interface Design and Development
Instructor in Charge	Lawrence A. Rowe
Units	4
Prerequisites	61B.
Description	The design, implementation, and evaluation of human/computer interfaces. Interface devices (keyboard, pointing, display, audio, etc.), metaphors (desktop, notecards, rooms, ledger sheets, tables, etc.), interaction styles and dialog models, design examples, and user-centered design and task analysis. Interface-development methodologies, implementation tools, testing, and quality assessment. Students will develop a direct-manipulation interface.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.cs160

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Spring 2007 Arnold 4.7 / 7 ± 0.7
4.6 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 2006 Agrawala 5.7 / 7 ± 0.3
5.4 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2006 Canny 4.3 / 7 ± 0.6
4.3 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 2005 Arnold 4.9 / 7 ± 0.4
4.6 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 2005 Arnold 3.8 / 7 ± 0.5
3.9 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 2004 Canny 3.6 / 7 ± 0.8
4.6 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 2004 Canny 3.5 / 7 ± 0.6
3.8 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 2003 Back (1/2) 4.4 / 7 ± 0.8
4.5 / 7 ± 1.0

Fall 2003 Mankoff (2/2) 5.1 / 7 ± 0.6
4.8 / 7 ± 0.8

Spring 2003 Canny 4.7 / 7 ± 0.5
5.3 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2002 Mankoff 5.4 / 7 ± 0.4
5.5 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2002 Landay 5.9 / 7 ± 0.4
5.5 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2001 Canny 3.6 / 7 ± 0.7
4.5 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 2001 Rowe 5.9 / 7 ± 0.4
5.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2000 Landay 5.8 / 7 ± 0.3
5.5 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1999 Landay 5.7 / 7 ± 0.3
5.8 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1999 Rowe 6.0 / 7 ± 0.3
5.7 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1998 Landay 5.8 / 7 ± 0.3
5.5 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1997 Landay 5.5 / 7 ± 0.5
5.9 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1997 Landay 4.9 / 7 ± 0.4
4.4 / 7 ± 0.5

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Computer Science 160 4.9 / 7 ± 0.0
4.9 / 7 ± 0.0

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