MSCI 343 Human Computer Interaction

Term and Year of offering: Fall 2015

Course Number and Title:  MSCI 343 Human Computer Interaction

Instructor’s Name:   Parmit Chilana

Course Description: See description in the Undergraduate Calendar

This course is designed to provide in-depth exposure to the concepts of human-computer interaction and methods of interactive information system design. The course will focus on techniques for building information systems that meet human needs and capabilities by following a system development lifecycle: user requirements analysis, information and interaction design, prototyping and evaluation. 

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course students should be able to: 

  • Explain and justify the benefits and drawbacks of user-centered design
  • Describe guidelines and models that can be applied to interface design
  • Apply a variety of methods to involve the people who use an application in the design process 
  • Evaluate the usability of an interface

Required Readings, Materials and Texts:

Sharp, H., Rogers, Y., and Preece, J. (2015). Interaction Design: Beyond human computer interaction, 4th edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons. (Online Resources: http://id-­‐book.com)

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