HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Mechanical System Optimization

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 425X/525X/Human Computer Interaction (H C I) 525X, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

STREAMING MEDIA (archived available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week) streamed live Monday, Wednesday and Friday 3:10-4:00 p.m. On-campus students who wish to enroll should contact Engineering Distance Education at (515) 294-7470.

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 22, 2006

   Mechanical system optimization techniques including unconstrained and constrained minimization and linear programming. Both the theory of the methods and the application to mechanical system design will be presented. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisites: M E 415 (Mechanical Systems Design), Engr 160 (Engineering Problems with Computer Applications Laboratory)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications

Note: May be applied toward Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering

Instructor: Eliot Winer

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Computational Analysis of English

Course Number: English (Engl) 520/Human Computer Interaction (HCI) 520, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

STREAMING MEDIA (archived available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week), live Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2006

Enrollment Deadline: December 22, 2006

   Concepts and practices for analysis of English by computer with emphasis on the applications of computational analysis to problems in applied linguistics such as corpus analysis and recognition of learner language in computer-assisted learning and language assessment. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisite: Engl 510 (Introduction to Computers in Applied Linguistics) or 511 (Linguistic Change in English: Historical Analysis of Literary and Non-Literary Texts)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications

Instructor: Mohammad Haji-Abdolhosseini

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

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The Scientific Method of HCI

Course Number: Human Computer Interaction (HCI) 522X/Psychology (Psych) 522X, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

STREAMING MEDIA (archived available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week), live Tuesday and Thursday 2:10-3:30 p.m. On-campus students who wish to enroll should contact Engineering Distance Education at (515) 294-7470.

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 22, 2006

   Basics of hypothesis testing, experimental design, analysis and interpretation of data, and the ethical principles of human research as they apply to research in human computer interaction. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisites: Psych 521 (Cognitive Psychology of Human Computer Interaction) and Stat 101 (Principles of Statistics)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications

Note: May be applied toward Certificate in Human Computer Interaction

Instructor: Derrick Parkhurst

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Data Management for Decision Makers

Course Number: Human Computer Interaction (HCI) 533/Management Information Systems (MIS) 533, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

STREAMING MEDIA (archived available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week), live Thursday 6:00-9:30 p.m.

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 22, 2006

   The data needs of functions such as marketing, finance, production etc., focus on teaching advanced data base management skills needed to design, develop and use database, data warehousing and data mining systems for effective decision support. Importance of contemporary technologies. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisite: MIS 503 (Management Information Systems)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications

Instructor: Brian Mennecke

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Information Resource Management

Course Number: Human Computer Interaction (H C I) 537/Management Information Systems (MIS) 537, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

STREAMING MEDIA (archived available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week) streamed live Wednesday 6:00-9:30 p.m. On-campus students who wish to enroll should contact Engineering Distance Education at (515) 294-7470.

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 22, 2006

   Information Resource Management (IRM) is a popular concept of viewing information systems resources from a strategic resource perspective. Learn about the IRM concept as well as pragmatic tools for implementing this approach within the organization. Topics will include IS outsourcing, total cost of ownership, IS planning and strategic analysis, justification for IT investment, management of IT human resources, traditional project management theory, and project management techniques derived from the Theory of Constraints (TOC). For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisite: MIS 503 (Management Information Systems)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications

Instructor: Anthony Townsend

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

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