KCS0S8H Human Computer Interface
‘Course Outcome ( CO) Bloom's Knowledge Level (KL)
‘At the end of course , the student will be able to
Understand and analyze the common methods in the user-centered design process and the | Kz, Ky
CO1 | appropriateness of individual methods fora given problem
Co2 | Apply, adapt and extend classic design standards, guidelines, and pattems, Ka Ks
CO 3 | Employ selected design methods and evaluation methods at a basic level of competence. Ka Ks
cog | Bi Prototypes at varying Tevels of deli, fom paper prototypes to Tuncional, interactive | Ka, Ky
prototypes,
Demonstrate sufficient theory of human computer interaction, experimental methodology and | Ks, Kx
CO5 | inferential statistics to engage with the contemporary rescarch literature in interface technology and
design
DETAILED SYLLABUS 30-0
Unit Topic Proposed
Lecture
Introduction: Importance of user Interface ~ definition, importance of 8 good design. Benefits of
1 | 800d design. A brief history of Screen design. The graphical user interface — popularity of graphics, | gg
the concept of direct manipulation, graphical system, Characteristics, Web user — Interface
popularity, characteristics- Principles of user interface
Design process: Human inieraction with computers, Importance of 8 human characteristics human
I | consideration, Human interaction speeds, understanding business junctions, III Screen Designing, 08
Design goals ~ Sere
Screen Designing : Design goals — Scr
ordering of screen data and content — ser
mn planning and purpose, 8 organizing screen elements,
-n navigation and flow ~ Visually pleasing composition —
TI | amount of information - focus and emphasis ~ presentation information simply and meaningfully - | 08
information retrieval on web — statistical graphics ~ Technological consideration in interface
design.
Windows : New and Navigation schemes selection of window, & selection of devices based and
IV _| screen based controls. Components — text and messages, Icons and increases ~ Multimedia, colors, | 08
uses problems, choosing colors
Software tools : Specification methods, interface — Building Tools, 8 Interaction Devices —
Keyboard and function keys — pointing devices ~ speech recognition digitization and generation - | 08
image and video displays — drivers.
Text books:
1, Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory Abowd, Russell Beale Human Computer Interaction, 3rd Edition Prentice Hall, 2004
2, Jonathan Lazar Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Harry Hochheiser, Research Methods in HumanComputer Interaction, Wiley, 2010,
3. Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer
Interaction (5th Edition, pp. 672, ISBN 0- 321-53735-1, March 2009), Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
4, Samit Bhattacharya, “Human-Computer Interaction: User-Centric Computing for Design”, McGraw Hill