| Proposed Introductory Courses | Previous Prereq courses | Reason for course | Guidelines for waiving course | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Course Number | Course Name | ||
| IT 130 | The Internet and the Web | IT 130 provides a gentle introduction to programming with HTML, CSS and javascript. | With the new graduate-level introductory courses, IT 130 is no longer needed for the HCI Masters program. | ||
| IT 403 | Statistics and Data Analysis | IT 223 | Data Analysis | Students use statistics in at least 3 required courses for the HCI program. | Waive if the student has successfully completed a statistics course (B-). Make it clear to students that they will be expected to understand confidence intervals and statistical (hypothesis) tests in future courses. |
| IT 411 | Scripting for Interactive Systems | IT 238 | Interactive Web Scripting | Students will be expected to know basic Javascript programming in grad courses, particularly HCI 430 (prototyping). Both IT 238 and IT 411 cover elementary programming. | Waive if student has created interactive web pages with javascript and jQuery. Consider waiving if student has extensive programming experience (more than 1 year), especially GUI development, but alert student that familiarity with javascript will be expected in HCI 430. |
| HCI 406 | Web Site Design for HCI | IM 270 | User-centered Web Design | Students need a solid understanding of HTML and CSS and how to effectively design with them. | Waive if student has completed an advanced Web design course. Waive if student has designed Web pages and has extensive knowledge of HTML and CSS. |
| HCI 402 | Foundations of Digital Design | HCI 302 | Foundations of Digital Design | This course covers visual design principles for presenting content in graphical form. HCI 302 and 402 are equivalent courses. Adobe Photoshop is used. | Waive if student has taken GPH 211 or GD/ANI 105 with a B- or better. Waive if student has coursework or work experience in graphic design. Coursework in studio Art also counts, but the student should also have a good working knowledge of digital media tools such as Adobe Photoshop. A student may take the GAE. |