COGS department

COGS 120. Interaction Design (5 units)

Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/COGS.html#cogs120

Description

Introduces fundamental methods and principles for designing, implementing, and evaluating user interfaces. Topics: user-centered design, rapid prototyping, experimentation, direct manipulation, cognitive principles, visual design, social software, software tools. Learn by doing: work with a team on a quarter-long design project. Recommended preparation: basic familiarity with HTML. Students may not receive credit for both COGS 120 and CSE 170. Prerequisites: COGS 108 or CSE 12 or DSC 30 and COGS 1 or COGS 10 or DSGN 1 or ENG 100D.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

COGS 120 is a prerequisite of the following 7 courses:

• COGS 121
• COGS 122
• COGS 123
• COGS 125
• COGS 126
• CSE 176A
• DSGN 118