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Human Factors of Interactive TechnologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Course unit code: IC10008

General information


Credits
5 cr
Teaching language
English
Responsible person
Jyri Kemppainen, Vastuuopettaja

Objective

- you know how to take usability into account in software engineering processes
- you know how to design simple user interfaces and evaluate them with general design guidelines and principles
- you have basic understanding and skills that a designer of interactive technologies needs in the job market
- you know how to analyse human-computer interaction from usability and user experience point of views
- you understand how usability and user experience measures could be reached with user-centred design approaches
- you know how to classify different kinds of devices and interaction styles between a human and a computer
- you are able to apply course content when designing and evaluating simple graphical user interfaces.

Content

- Introduction to human-computer interaction and user-centred design methods
- Basic concepts, methods, and devices for interaction
- Usability and user experience
- Interaction devices and different types of user interfaces
- Design principles for user interfaces.
- Design and evaluation principles of graphical user interfaces.

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