Course Syllabus

Course Description

This course aims to teach about the importance of the human-computer interface in software design and development.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to teach students how to design usable and effective user interfaces by: • enabling students to design software interfaces that are appropriate for intended users and represent user needs • enabling students to evaluate objectively the usability of a software interface • providing students a variety of interface design principles and strategies

Key Concepts

1. Usability
2. Interaction design
3. Human centered design
4. User interface
5. User interface design
6. Accessibility
7. Evaluation
8. Prototypes
9. User experience

Learning Outcomes

1. At the end of the course students should be able to understand the definitions and foundations of the HCI domain.
2. The students should be able to apply the methods to study a human user population.
3. The students should be able to use user-centered techniques, tools and principles for designing usable interfaces and interactive solutions.
4. The students should be able to evaluate user interfaces by using different evaluation methods.

Recommended Textbooks

Shneiderman, B., Plaisant, C., Cohen, M. and Jacobs, S. (2018). Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction. (6th edition). Pearson Sharp, H., Rogers, Y. and Preece, J. (2019). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (5th edition). Wiley.