MSCS3025
USABILITY ENGINEERING
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- Department
- Master of Sci in Computer Sci.
- Terms offered
- 6
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
An exploration of the design, implementation, and evaluation of systems engineered to facilitate interaction and use by users with a wide range of abilities and restrictions. Development process includes iterative life cycle management, systems analysis, design, usability specifications, design representation techniques, prototyping, formative user-based evaluation.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2022–2026
2022 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 37% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 fall terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 20% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 3 spring terms since 2024. | 2030 Summer: 17% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 4 summer terms since 2023. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 40% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 fall terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 14% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 3 spring terms since 2024. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 17% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 4 summer terms since 2023. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 43% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 fall terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 15% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 3 spring terms since 2024. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 17% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 4 summer terms since 2023. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 46% chance, low confidence. Offered in 4 of 5 fall terms since 2022. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 16% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 3 spring terms since 2024. Department faculty is about 28% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 17% chance, low confidence. Offered in 1 of 4 summer terms since 2023. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Wed, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM Sackler Science Center S311 2026
- Thu, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM Sackler Science Center S121 2025
- Tue, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF218 2024
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC102 2024
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 30 enrolled | 23345 |
| Fall 2025 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 60 enrolled | 23345 |
| Fall 2024 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 61 of 60 enrolled | 23345 |
| Spring 2024 | Atef Bader | Lecture | 1 | 60 of 60 enrolled | 33218 |
| Summer 2023 | Atef Bader | Online | 1 | 4 of 30 enrolled | 11536 |
| Fall 2022 | Mohammed Mahmoud | Online | 1 | 19 of 30 enrolled | 21982 |