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Course Description
LIS 9861
Cognitive Aspects of Information System Design and Use
Course Description
Fundamental issues, theories, research methods, and findings of cognitive psychology, as they apply to computerized information systems. Different approaches to user interface design and usability issues concerning various kinds of information systems. Topics from psychology including memory, problem solving, mental models, decision making, and text processing.
0.5 course
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