Readings

Most readings are available online. I will include links to them. Many are accessible from the ACM Digital library. To gain access to this, you have to go in via the special UIUC entrance so that you can be authenticated as a UIUC student.

Recommended Text

You really need this one:

Carroll, J.M. (2000) Making Use: Scenario-Based Design of Human-Computer Interactions. MIT Press. ISBN 0262032791

Additional Books

If you are very keen and interested, these are also well worth reading:

Cooper A (1999) The inmates are running the asylum. SAMS Indiana

Rosson, M.B. & Carroll, J.M. (2001) Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1558607129

Online resources

We will use various information resources in this class.

Online access to CS Journals via UIUC Library

The ACM Digital Library

Citeseer


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