Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
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This course aims to provide students with an understanding of **concepts** and **techniques** for designing usable and engaging **interactive systems**.
The course will complement an in depth review of usability engineering with basic knowledge of cognitive processes necessary to operate interactive systems and of the social impact of technology. A major emphasis will be devoted to practical aspects of user-centred design, including requirements elicitation, prototyping and evaluation.
====== Syllabus ======
The course is composed of:
* Introduction to the history of HCI.
* Interaction styles and paradigms.
* Introduction to usability engineering.
* Elements of cognitive psychology and the psychology of the user: (perception, memory, attention, decision making, problem solving and language, model human processor, distributed cognition) and their implications for design (metaphor, affordance, slip, mistake).
* Introduction to user- and task-centred design.
* Concept of utility, usability, and user-experience.
* User evaluations: formative, summative, and usability evaluation approaches.
* Elements of user interface (icons, menus, navigation, screen, colour, and typography).
* Practice of interface design.
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====== Reading List ======
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==== Essential (Manual) ====
Sharp, H.,Rogers, Y., Preece, J. 2007. **Interaction Design: Beyond human-computer interaction.** John Wiley & Sons Inc, Third Edition.
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==== Recommended ====
Benyon, D., Turner, P., Turner, S. 2005. **Designing Interactive Systems.** Harlow England: Addison-Wesley.
Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. D., Beal, R. 2004. **Human-Computer Interaction.** Pearson Prentice Hall, Third Edition.