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CSC2019

Human Computer Interaction and Team Working

Course Contents

  • Introduction: programme; learning outcomes; assessment; group project; peer evaluation; teams.
  • Team working: collaborating; exercise; monitoring; evaluating; theories of team working.
  • Ergonomics: ergonomics; accessibility; minimising mistakes;analysis and testing; case studies.
  • Human Factors: human senses; human movement and speech; human memory; human intellect.
  • Prototyping: types of prototyping; low fidelity prototyping; exercise; high fidelity prototyping.
  • Design Principles: universal design; principles and guidelines; interaction styles; patterns.
  • User Interfaces: design implementations of human cognition; layout; navigation; text.
  • Usability Metrics: usability; assessment; qualitative assessment; quantative assessment.
  • Usability Heuristics: heuristic evaluation, usability heuristics; specialised heuristics.

Supplementary Notes

None.

Learning Outcomes

Human Computer Interaction:

  • Threshold: Show understanding of the roles of human factors, effective design, prototyping and usability assessment in developing software and hardware products. (Assessed by written examination).
  • Develop appropriate user interfaces for specific applications and specific users using low and high fidelity prototyping. (Assessed by group project).
  • Modal: Assess the usability of an application with respect to different user populations (Assessed by group project).

Teamworking:

  • Threshold: Plan work with others and exchange constructive feedback on progress and present the outcomes of your joint work. (Assessed by peer evaluation).
  • Modal: Reflect critically on your work with others to identify ways to improve your team working skills.  (Assessed by individual report).

Skills

This module provides an opportunity to exercise aspects of the following Key Skills (at QCA proficiency Level 4):
Communication, ICT, Improving Own Learning & Performance, Problem Solving, Working With Others