%SECTION            Academic Unit
%Institution        University of Maryland
%Unit               Department of Psychology
%Unit_Center        Cognitive Psychology
%Shortname          Univ. of Maryland, Psychology
%Country            USA-MD, College_Park
%Address            Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 USA
%Phone              +01-301-405-5923
%Fax                +01-301-314-9566
%Email              nancy_anderson@umail.umd.edu
%Contact            Nancy S. Anderson
%Updated            1993-04-01
%Degrees            Ph.D.
%HCI_MS_Theses      4
%HCI_PhD_Theses     4
%HCI_MS_Current     4
%HCI_PhD_Current    2
%Description The Cognitive Psychology focuses issues of attention
and information processing, thinking and problem solving,
judgment and decision making, and learning and memory.  We have a
strong experimental and quantitative program.  Most of our
experimental studies are on HCI issues.  Our research has been
particularly concerned with menu selection, direct manipulation,
screen layout, and input devices.  In addition, we are have
developed and used the Questionnaire for User Interaction
Satisfaction, a standardized instrument for research and
usability testing.  Current work is focusing on the design of the
electronic classroom and the concept of HyperCourseware, a
software infrastructure for computer mediated education.  This
work is conducted in the AT&T Teaching Theater with complete
multimedia and networking facilities.
%Facilities Lots of computers, networking to the world, etc.

%SECTION            HCI Program
%Contact            Kent L. Norman
%Title              Associate Professor
%Address            Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742 USA
%Phone              +01-301-405-5924
%FAX                +01-301-314-9566
%Email              kent_norman@umail.umd.edu
%Program HCI is an interdisciplinary topic on our campus. Our
program works closely with the Human/Computer Interaction Lab in
the Computer Science Department with Ben Shneiderman and with the
College of Library Services with Gary Marchionini.
%Other_Contacts +
 * Ben Shneiderman, Computer Science Department ben@cs.umd.edu
 * Gary Marchionini, College of Library and Information Services
   march@umdd.umd.edu

%SECTION            HCI Faculty
%Name               Kent L. Norman
%Title              Associate Professor
%Degree             Ph.D., 1973 University of Iowa, Experimental Psychology
%Phone              +01-301-405-5924
%Email              kent_norman@umail.umd.edu
%Interests +
 * Menu selection
 * Spatial visualization ability
 * Metaphors
 * Design of the electronic classroom
%Publications +
 * Norman, K. L. (1991).  The psychology of menu selection:
   Designing cognitive control at the human/computer interface.
   Norwood, NJ:  Ablex.
 * Norman, K. L. (1991). Models of the Mind and Machine:
   Information Flow and Control between Humans and Computers. In
   M. C. Yovits (Ed.), Advances in Computers: Vol. 32. (pp.
   201-248). New York:  Academic Press, Inc
 * Norman, K. L. (1990). The Electronic Teaching Theater:
   Interactive Hypermedia and Mental Models in the Classroom.
   Current Psychology: Research and Reviews, 9(2) , 141-161.

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Engineering Psychology and Training Methods
%Number             PSYC 462
%Instructor         Nancy S. Anderson
%Frequency          Every other year
%Times_Taught       
%Enrollment         10-15
%Format             Lecture and discussion
%Tools              
%Text               
%Description An examination of theories and research regarding
human performance capabilities and skills, training procedures,
and models and procedures for evaluating training in industry,
education and service organizations.

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Seminar in Human Performance Theory
%Number             PSYC 735
%Instructor         Kent L. Norman
%Frequency          Every other year
%Times_Taught       2
%Enrollment         10-15
%Format             Lecture and discussion
%Tools              
%Text +
 * Norman, Kent L., Psychology of Menu Selection
%Description An examination of man-machine interaction with an
emphasis on the theories and research which focus on human
performance and skills.  Some of the topics covered are
information processing, human/computer interaction styles,
decision making, and effects of automation.