Module Identifier | CS22310 | ||
Module Title | USER CENTRED DESIGN AND HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Mark Ratcliffe | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Other staff | Professor Christopher Price, Mr John Woodbury | ||
Co-Requisite | CS22120 or CI22120 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 22 lectures | |
Seminars / Tutorials | Up to 12 x 1hr | ||
Assessment | Supplementary examination | Will take the same form, under the terms of the Department's policy. | |
Exam | 2 Hours | 100% | |
Further details | http://www.aber.ac.uk/compsci/ModuleInfo/CS22310 |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
2. Models for Human Computer Interaction - 4 Lectures
Mental models. Taskflow models. Dialogue interaction models.
3. Methods for Human Computer Interaction - 5 Lectures
Requirements specification. User interface design. Evaluation techniques. Support tools for methods.
4. Guidelines for screen interfaces - 3 Lectures
HCI characteristics, human performance issues, use of colour.
5. Implementation level issues - 3 Lectures
Types of interface device. Types of interaction. Representation of colour within windowing systems.
6. Case studies - 3 Lectures
Examples of system development which bring out the different issues covered in the course.