Abstract
undergraduate university curriculums in computer technology are structured to provide students with a maximum exposure to programming languages, data structures, and elements of system design. Current textbooks fail to provide adequate discussions and examples of programs which demonstrate good human factors. The purpose of this study was to determine if concepts and techniques for designing human computer interfaces can be integrated within the existing courses in the undergraduate curriculum in computer technology. A class in applications programming using Pascal was given a long-term assignment to design an interactive program for an untrained user. This assignment was then repeated following exposure to human factors guidelines. The class showed significant improvements in the design of the user interface.
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