Syllabus Human Computer Interaction (314444) Credit Scheme : Examination Scheme : 03 Credits Mid_Semester : 30 Marks End_Semester : 70 Marks Unit I INTRODUCTION What is HCI?, Disciplines involved in HCI, Why HCI study is important? The psychology of everyday things Donald A. Norman, Principles of HCI, User-centered Design. Measurable Human factors. (Chapter - 1) Unit II UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN and HUMAN INTERACTION Input-output channels, Human memory, Human emotions, Individual differences, Psychology. Ergonomics, Human errors, Models of interaction, Paradigms of Interactions, Interaction styles, Interactivity, Context of interaction, User experience. (Chapter - 2) Unit III HCI MODELS AND THEORIES User Profiles, categorization of users, Goal and task hierarchy model, Linguistic model, Physical and device models, GOMS, Norman’s 7 stage model, Cognitive architectures, Hierarchical task analysis (HTA), Uses of task analysis, Diagrammatic dialog design notations. (Chapter - 3) Unit IV DESIGN PROCESS Design Rules : Principles that support usability, Design standards, Design Guidelines, What is interaction design?, The software design process, User focus, Scenarios, Navigation Design, Screen Design, Prototyping techniques, Wire-Framing, Understanding the UI Layer and Its Execution Framework, Model- View-Controller(MVC) Framework (Chapter - 4) Unit V HCI GUIDELINES AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES Using toolkits, User interface management system (UIMS), Goals of evaluation, Categorization of Evaluation techniques, Choosing an Evaluation Method. DECIDE, Heuristic Evaluation, cognitive walk through, Usability testing (Chapter - 5) Unit VI FUTURE TRENDS Ubiquitous Computing, Design thinking, Finding things on web, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Challenges in designing interfaces for smart homes, smart devices, handheld devices, smart wrist watch, Future of HCI (Chapter - 6)
