ICS 203B Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction Class Home Page
→ Class Home Academic Honesty Schedule, Lecture, & Assignments 2002 Abstracts for Term Projects Links & Resources	Administrative Information Instructor: David Redmiles Electronic Mail: redmiles@ics.uci.edu Office: ICS2-215 Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-3:30. Lecture: Tu Th 3:30 – 4:50 p.m. Classroom: CS 243 Course Code: 36700
	Course Description and Prerequisites 203B Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction (4). Principles and design techniques for ubiquitous computing applications. Conceptual basis for tangible and embodied interaction. Interaction in virtual and augmented environments. Design methods and techniques. Design case studies. Examination by project work. Prerequisite: ICS 203A or 205. Informal Course Description We are all becoming accustomed to computing surrounding us in our daily lives. Cell phones, TiVo, magnetic strips on credit cards—computing is a part of how we carry out the business of living day to day. The increasing ubiquity of computing places new challenges to its consumers and designers alike. This class gives you the opportunity to explore theoretical issues around the design of ubiquitous computing.
	Policies Add/drop: If you wish to add this class, do so before the end of Week 2. Academic honesty: Please familiarize yourself with the latest UCI academic honesty policy: http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/appx/appx.2.htm. The consequences of academic dishonesty are not worth the risks. Announcements: Critical announcements will be emailed to your UCI Net ID / Login. Please make it is set up properly and being forward to whichever account you normally read email from. Many other announcements will be made in class. If you miss class, please check with a friend to learn about any in-class announcements that may be important to you. Attendance: You may miss two scheduled classes without explanation—but this is not a requirement that you skip. Web Page and Readings: The Web page for the class, particularly the list of readings, will be updated frequently. Check frequently and be sure to refresh / reload the Web pages when you brose them. If a reading is added the day of a class, students are not responsible for it until the next class. Email correspondence: All email to me must include the class number, 203b, in the subject line. If you do not get a response to the email in 72 hours, resend it.
	Course Mechanics and Grading Lectures will focus on assigned readings but allow ample time for class participation as described below. Readings will be assigned for each topic. Topics will generally last one to two weeks. Students will be asked to do short (12 sentences or less) commentaries on critical readings as noted. Class participation includes attendance and being able to comment relevantly on the readings. In addition, each student will select one technical paper or book chapter (not in the assigned readings) about an aspect of ubiquitous computing technology or theory and present it to the class in a short Power Point presentation. See Links & Resources for potential conference and journal sources. Class participation will also include a short presentation on the final results of a term project. Term projects will be completed as follows. Students will submit one page abstracts for approval in week 5. Students may work individually or collaboratively in groups of two or three, per approval and proportional scoping of the project. Term projects will generally be original commentaries on a specific theme in the research literature but may document an original research project provided it is well contextualized in the literature. Term projects will be approximately 10-15 double-spaced pages per student aside from bibliography. Past topics for term projects are available for reference only here. Required Text: The required text for the class is Paul Dourish, Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction, The MIT Press, 2001. It will provide a backdrop for our discussions throughout the class. Additional readings will be the center of much of the lecture. Grading 20% Class Participation 40% Class Presentations/Assignments 40% Term Project Presentations/Assignments Short commentaries as assigned in the readings Short presentation in class on an additional reading. Abstract for term project due by the end of week 5. Final Project Report and Presentation due Finals Week. The term project and presentation of final results takes the place of a final—i.e., no final exam.