The online course explains how to develop technologies that help people measure and communicate emotion, that respectfully read and that intelligently respond to emotion, and have internal mechanisms inspired by the useful roles emotions play.
Type of Material:
Online course material.
Recommended Uses:
Individual, self-paced, homework.
Technical Requirements:
Internet access and web browser.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
How to develop technologies that help people measure and communicate emotion, that respectfully read and that intelligently respond to emotion, and have internal mechanisms inspired by the useful roles emotions play.
Target Student Population:
Graduate students.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
The course doesn't require any particular previous knowledge, however some knowledge on HCI, psychology and sociology might improve learning effectiveness.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Information is very complete as it includes full reading list, assignments and class material. The course covers interaction of emotion with cognition and perception; the communication of human emotion via face, voice, physiology, and behavior; construction of computers, agents, and robots having skills of emotional intelligence; the role of emotion in decision-making and learning; and affective technologies for education, autism, health, and market research applications.
Concerns:
Some concepts might not be easy to understand without some basic knowledge on HCI.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
It provides detailed information on assignments, reading lists, and lecture notes. Teachers could use reading lists to adequate the module to their class.
Concerns:
nformation on how to use the material might not be self-explanatory as it was designed to be part of a lecture. Assignments doesn't include a solution document for the student to know if the answer they obtained is correct.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
It allows downloading all the information to be used without Internet connection.
Concerns:
It doesn't explain clearly how to use it to get the best of it.
Creative Commons:
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