%SECTION Academic Unit %Country Canada, Ontario, Guelph %Shortname Univ. of Guelph, Computing & Information Science %Institution University of Guelph %Unit Dept. of Computing & Information Science %Address Reynolds Building University of Guelph Guelph Ontario CANADA N1G 2W1 %Phone 519 824 4120 %Fax 519 837 0323 %Email InitialLastname@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca %Contact Tom Carey %Updated 1994-03-01 %Degrees M.Sc. (Ph.D. pending) %HCI_MS_Theses 17 %HCI_PhD_Theses %HCI_MS_Current 10 %HCI_PhD_Current 2 %Facilities the usual range of computers, with a preference for Mac's as the workstation of choice (also a variety of Pc's, NeXT's, other Unix workstations). HCI facilities include a usability lab with video recording, etc. and several pen-based workstations. %SECTION HCI Program %Contact Tom Carey %Email tcarey@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca %Address Reynolds Building University of Guelph Guelph Ontario CANADA N1G 2W1 %Phone 519.824.4120 x3310 %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Tom Carey %Title Professor %Degree Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1980 (Computer Science); B.A., University of Windsor, 1970 (Mathematics) %Phone 519.824.4120 x3310 %Email tcarey@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca %Interests + * hci design methods * design semantics of information artifacts %Publications + * Carey, T.T. and R. Spall, Supporting Design Rationales in User Interface Toolkits, Advances in HCI, Vol. IV, 1993. * Carey, T.T., R.B. Nonnecke, J. Mitterer and D. Lungu An Analysis of Feature Selection for Access to OnLine Technical Books, submitted for publication 1993. * Carey, T.T., D. McKerlie, W. Bubie & J. Wilson, Communicating Human Factors Expertise Through Usability Design Rationales, Proceedings Human-Computer Interaction Conference '91 Edinburgh, U.K. August 1991. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Scott MacKenzie %Title Assistant Professor %Degree %Phone 519.824.4120 x8268 %Email mac@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca %Interests + * HCI performance models * pen-based computing %Publications + * MacKenzie, I.S. & C. Ware Lag as a determinant of human performance in interactive systems, Proceedings INTERCHI'93. * MacKenzie, I.S. Fitts' law as a research and design tool in human-computer interaction, Human-Computer Interaction, 7, pp. 91-131, 1992. * MacKenzie, I.S., A. Sellen & W. Buxton A comparison of input devises in elemental pointing and dragging tasks, Proceedings CHI'91. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Michael Matthews %Title Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1968 Nottingham University, Psychology (visual science) %Phone +01-519-824-4120 %Email chair@psyadm.css.uoguelph.ca %Interests + * Human factors in system design and HCI %Publications + * Matthews, M. L., Graham M. and Stager, P. Visual performance issues in the development of a large screen display for an air traffic control environment. NCGA Annual Conference, 1992. * Matthews, M. L. and McFadden, S. Managing a complex task in a high workload environment. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, 1992, 179-186. * Hollands, J.G., Carey, T.T., Matthews, M. L. and McCann, CA. Presenting a graphical network: a comparison of performance using fisheye and scrolling views. In Salvendy G. and Smith M. J. (eds) Designing and using human computer interfaces and knowledge based systems. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1989, 313-320. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name James Bradford %Title Associate Professor, Brock University; Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph %Degree Ph.D., University of Waterloo (Artificial Intelligence) %Phone 416.688.5550.3157 %Email bradford@spartan.ac.brocku.ca %Interests + * Human Factors of Speech-Based User Interfaces %Publications + * Bradford, J.H., "Towards a Robust Speech Interface for Teleoperation Systems," Proceedings of ICSLP'92: The International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Banff Alta, October 1992, pp 1331-1334. * Bradford, J.H., "Semantic Strings, A New Technique for Detecting and Correcting User Errors," The International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol 33 #4, October 1990, pp 399 - 407. * Bradford, J.H., Murray, W.D. and Carey, T.T., 1990, "What Kind of Errors Do Unix Users Make?" Proceedings of Interact '90, The Third IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Cambridge University UK, August 1990, pp 43-46. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Deb Fels %Title Visiting Assistant Professor (1/2 time from Sept. 93) %Degree Ph.D., Univ. of Toronto, 1994 (ant. - Industrial Engineering); M.Ap.Sc., U. of Toronto, 1987 (Clinical Engineering); B.Sc. (Eng.), University of Guelph, 1984 (Biol. Eng.) %Email dfels@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca %Interests + * multimodal access to computers for users with special needs %Publications + * Fels, D.I., G.F. Shein, M.H. Chignell & M. Milner Feedback control: Whose job is it anyway, submitted for publication 1993. * Fels, D.I., G.F. Shein, M.H. Chignell & M. Nilner A taxonomy of device-independent information to provide multi-modal computer feedback, Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Philadelphia PA, 1992. * Fels, D.I., J. McDougall, D. Sanani, F. Shein, B. Kynsh & M. Milner Preliminary developments in device-independent access to computer-based systems for people with disabilities, Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Banff AL, 1991. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name John Mitterer %Title Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Brock University Cross-appointed Dept. of Computer Science and Information Processing, Brock University Adjunct professor, University of Guelph %Degree Ph.D. (Cognitive Psychology), McMaster University, 1981; B.A. (Honours Psychology), University of Calgary, 1974 %Phone (416) 688-5550 x3459 %Email mitterer@spartan.ac.brocku.ca %Interests + * Psychological and educational potential of hypertext, hypermedia and multimedia %Publications + * O'Neill, K. & Mitterer, J. (In press) Refining metaphors for interacting with computers. Interacting with Computers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. * Carey, T.T., R.B. Nonnecke, J. Mitterer and D. Lungu, Prospects for Active Help in OnLine Documentation, ACM Sigdoc Conference, October 1992, Ottawa. * Mitterer, J. & O'Neill, K. (1992) The end of "information": Computers, Democracy and the University. Interchange, 23(1-2), 123-139. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Human-Computer Interaction %Number 27-430 %Instructor Carey, Fels %Frequency yearly, fall %Times_Taught 12 %Enrollment 25 undergraduates, 2-3 graduates %Format lecture, design studio, student design teams %Tools NeXT Interface Builder %Text + * Preece (ed.), Human-Computer Interaction %Description The major topics of this course are design issues and design methods for better user interfaces in interactive computer systems. User interface toolkits will be a minor topic. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Software Engineering of Interactive Systems %Number 27-601 %Instructor Carey %Frequency yearly, fall %Times_Taught 8 %Enrollment 6-10 %Text + - research papers %Format lecture + seminars + individual student projects %Description This course has 3 objectives: i) build understanding of research methods in human-computer interaction ii) build skill in the application of research results to product development iii) build awareness of hci issues in software development. [Note: focus has been on CASE tools. From Fall 93, focus will be on interactive information/multimedia.] %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Models for HCI %Number 27-611 %Instructor Carey, MacKenzie %Frequency alternate years, winter %Times_Taught 5 %Enrollment 6-10 %Text + - research papers %Format seminars %Description "Models" for human-computer interaction can have several meanings - - paradigms for the discipline of human-computer interaction - schematic representations for --- users : knowledge, processes, classes and plans --- the interaction process : status, rules, errors, learning --- interactive software : design or implementation components - representations of the engineering process for hci. The models will be applied for the purposes of : - description and communication - prescription - prediction - evaluation - implementation - provision of specific features (such as assistance). %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Research in Design Methods for HCI %Number 27-621 %Instructor Carey %Frequency alternate years, winter %Times_Taught 4 %Enrollment 4-8 %Text + - research papers %Format seminars %Description Current practice in hci design processes; examination of research to improve hci design. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Topics in Interactive Software Environments %Number 27-661 %Instructor %Frequency occasional, spring/summer semester %Times_Taught 3 %Format seminars %Description typical topics are intelligent user interfaces (using Sullivan and Tyler as base text), usability issues in multimedia (Laurillard text), CSCW (Baecker et al readings). %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Human Factors of Computing Systems %Number 80-687 %Instructor Matthews %Frequency occasional, winter semester %Times_Taught 3 %Enrollment 4-7 %Text + - research papers (ref. texts: * Helander, Handbook of HCI * Sanders/McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering Design) %Format seminars %Description Objectives are: - familiarise students with the range of issues within contemporary human factors - provide in-depth coverage of selected issues for interactive system design - discuss recent research findings and directions - demonstrate inadequacies in our knowledge base - develop strategic approaches for human factors interventions where data are unavailable.