Human Computer Interface Design and Evaluation COMP3900

Course overview

Course description

This course will provide an introduction to the field of Human Computer Interaction and will introduce students to behavioural research methods and techniques used in usability testing. The course will give students the essential theoretical background to approaches, methods and techniques followed by practical experience in conducting usability studies for interactive systems.

Textbooks

Norman, Donald The Design of Everyday Things London/New York: MIT Press, 2000. (Required reading)

A list of other reference books will be given at the start of the course.

Workload

Two two-hour lecture blocks and one one-hour tutorial per week.