CS 4501

Engineering Interactive Technologies is the BEST CLASS EVER. Professor Heo is SO helpful and always willing to answer questions or lend a helping hand. You get to use an Arduino board in class which is a nice break from coding for CS majors. He also goes into the background of how different interactive devices came about which is super cool. As the final project, you build an interactive technology from scratch which is so unique. There's only at home quizzes and no exams.

Professor Seongkook is one of the nicest professors ever! I took engineering interactive technologies with him and it was a really engaging class (that says a lot considering I wouldn't call myself a very techie person). I took this class because I am interested in HCI but the only experience I've had so far in this field is with mobile and desktop interfaces. This class widened my perspective of what it meant to interact with technology. This class focuses on the basics of building interactive technologies with sensors, Arduino, and different fabrication methods. I wouldn't be discouraged if you have no had experience, because I definitely didn't yet the course was still easy to follow, assignments are doable, and the professor is super accommodating and willing to help if you reach out. Workload is not too bad, most of the lab work can be done in class time. When we had assignments or homework, that only took max 3 hours a week out of class, most of the time it was closer to 1-2 hours. He really likes going into the history of technology and different types of interaction, which is cool because the CS department doesn't talk about that a lot, of course, it's not always the most exciting but nice to know about. Overall I would highly recommend this class if you want something interesting and has a low workload. #tCFspring2021

Seongkook is a super chill and nice professor. Although his lectures can be boring or dry, the content is actually pretty interesting so a lot of people end up skipping lectures and reading slides at home. He likes to share articles about some of the latest tech and research in the field. You can tell he's pretty passioned about the subject. Grading isn't super hard, and Arduino turns out not to be too hard to learn. The most difficult part of the class is probably trying to finish lab work during lab and maybe the midterm.