851-0252-01L Human-Computer Interaction: Cognition and Usability
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2023 |
| Lecturers | C. Hölscher, I. Barisic, B. Davison |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-INFK, D-ITET. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0252-01 S | Human-Computer Interaction: Cognition and Usability | 2 hrs |
| C. Hölscher, I. Barisic, B. Davison |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This seminar will introduce key topics, theories and methodology in human-computer interaction (HCI) and usability, with a focus on applying them to real situations. |
| Learning objective | Presentations will cover the basics of human-computer interaction and selected topics: ● History of HCI ● Research ethics ● Literature reviews ● Participant-free methods: cognitive walkthrough and heuristic evaluation ● Card sorting and information architecture ● Usability studies ● Unmoderated research and diary studies ● Surveys ● User Logs and metric frameworks On a weekly basis, students will conduct authentic research in class covering the topics above. They will submit their in-class research results regularly and also present their findings to the class once per semester. The final project demonstrates class topic adoption by deeply exploring one HCI problem using the covered methods and tools. Students will choose a research topic and execute their research plan. They will individually write a formal report including problem definition, literature review, methodology, findings and discussion. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | C. Hölscher, I. Barisic, B. Davison |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 35 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 01.10.2023 |
