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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at City of Bath College Semester 1 at Weston College Semester 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To give learners the opportunity to gain an understanding of: * the importance of and significant role played by the human computer interaction (HCI); * the importance of HCI in the design and development of safe, usable and efficient software; * the need for different HCIs for different user groups. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the unit, learners should be able to: * describe the latest HCI developments and the applications and user groups to which they are suited; * describe the different user groups and the way they interact with different interfaces; * evaluate existing HCIs for usability, functionality and overall efficiency. Skills: Practical skills * interface design skills (T/A) Personal skills * time management (F) * personal organisation (F), * independent research (F), * problem solving (F) Key/Transferable skills * Communication skills - oral presentations, demonstrations, written reports (F/A). Content: History of HCI * How the topic has developed and grown in importance * Current developments in HCI * Hardware developments i.e. screens, keyboards, pointing devices, complete range of input/output devices, speech/face/hand/iris recognition, mobile devices, social networking * Different user groups: Novice, regular, expert, visually impaired, blind, physically disabled, special needs * How users interact with computers * Models of users, human memory, cognition, perception, attention, skills acquisition, use of metaphors * Ergonomics, Health and safety considerations * Lighting, seating, office environment, RSI, legal implications * Workstation environment * The 'ideal' workstation environment * Prototyping * Rapid prototyping, low fidelity vs. high fidelity, selection of tools/methodology * Evaluation of Interfaces * Task analysis, measuring of usability, functionality. Use of metrics to measure performance, efficiency and user satisfaction * Current uses, design, functionality, potential, challenges and future trends * Current uses, content, structure navigational and screen design, interface design, interactivity, authoring, communication styles, Internet and the web, changes in technology, end user issues (technology). |
| Programme availability: |
LP20551 is Optional on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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