With Effect From the Academic Year 2013-14

BIT 458                                            

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
(Elective-V)

Instruction	4 Periods
Duration of University Examination	3 Hours
University Examination	75 Marks
Sessional	25 Marks

 

 

UNIT- I

 

Interaction Paradigms: Computing Environments, Analyzing Interaction Paradigms, Interaction Paradigms

 

Interaction  Frameworks  and  Styles :    Frameworks for Understanding Interaction , Coping  with Complexity, Interaction Styles                                                                                                                  

 

UNIT- II                                                                                                                                                   

 

Interaction  Design Process:   Iterative Design, User-Centered Design, Interaction Design Models, Overview of Interaction Design Models                  Discovery : Discovery Phase Framework,  Collection, Interpretation , Documentation                      

 

Design :  Conceptual Design, Physical Design, Evaluation, Interface Design Standards, Designing the Facets of the Interface                                                                                                                  

 

UNIT- III                                                                                                                                                 

 

Design Principles: Principles of Interaction Design, Comprehensibility, Learnability, Effectiveness/Usefulness, Efficiency/Usability, Grouping, Stimulus Intensity, Proportion , Screen Complexity, Resolution/Closure, Usability Goals                                                                                    

 

Interaction  Design Models: Model Human Processor , Keyboard  Level Model, GOMS, Modeling Structure, Modeling Dynamics, Physical Models                                                                                     

 

Usability Testing: Usability, Usability Test,  Design the Test, Prepare for the Test, Perform the Test, Process the Data                                                                                                                                      

 

UNIT- IV 

 

Interface Components: The WIMP Interface, Other Components

 

Icons : Human Issues Concerning Icons, Using Icons in Interaction Design, Technical Issues Concerning Icons

 

Color: The Human Perceptual System, Using Color in Interaction Design, Color Concerns for Interaction Design, Technical Issues Concerning Color

 

UNIT- V 

 

Text : Human Issues Concerning Text, Using Text in Interaction Design, Technical Issues Concerning Text Speech and Hearing : The Human Perceptual System, Using Sound in Interaction Design, Technical Issues Concerning Sound

 

Touch and Movement: The Human Perceptual System, Using Haptics in Interaction Design, Technical Issues Concerning Haptics

 

Suggested reading:

1) Steven Heim, The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design, Addison-Wesley, 2007

2) J. Preece, Y. Rogers, and H. Sharp, Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley & Sons, 2^nd Ed., 2007

 

3) Ben Shneiderman ,  Catherine Plaisant, Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 5^th edition, , Addison-

     Wesley, 2009