HCI – HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

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Study Plan

 

First Semester

• Seminar in HCI – 45h – 6 ECTS

This seminar will consist of talks by leaders in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, of reading and discussing papers, with an emphasis on original published recent research papers. Also, the students could present theirs I&D activities on some topics of human computer interactio.

• Seminar in Interactive Technology  – 45h – 6 ECTS

This seminar will consist of talks by leaders in the field of Interactive Technology, of reading and discussing papers, with an emphasis on original published recent research papers. Also, the students could present theirs I&D activities on some topics of human computer interaction.

• Project Management – 30h – 6 ECTS

Special emphasis is placed on professional standards such as the Project Management Book of Knowledge and IEEE Software Engineering Standards. Specific topics include Managing People, Selecting Project Tools, Leadership & Motivation, Software Development Processes, Estimation, Risk Analysis, Scheduling and Tracking, Leveraging Measurements and Project Completion. Consideration is given to rapid development and project cultural issues.

• Designing Usable Systems – 30h – 6 ECTS

Topics on this course will include: C1 - Usability Engineering Methodology; C2 - Activity Design; C3 - Information Design; C4 - Interaction Design; C5 - Prototyping & Usability Evaluation.

• Elective 1*  – 30h – 3 ECTS

• Elective 2 *– 30h – 3 ECTS

 

Second Semester

• Interaction Techniques and Application Fields – 45h – 6 ECTS

The course introduces some new interaction techniques, technologies, and environments. The topics of the lectures include: gaze-based interaction; tangible user interfaces; large and small displays; The importance of usability evaluation in different stages of the of product development; The influence of different types of user interfaces and user groups in the selection of the methods; Ethical considerations in usability studies; Heuristic evaluation; Usability evaluation in the lab; Prototyping; Making a test plan; Conducting usability tests; Analyzing and reporting; Team work skills

• Technologies and Programming of Interactive Systems – 30h – 6 ECTS

The curricular unit has the following syllabus: Functional analysis; Role analysis (e.g., contents separation based on user permissions, such as in client/server applications or in front/back office); Modular and incremental development (identification of functional parts, classification of them based on their relevance, and their development); Identification of technologies and programming languages (e.g., technologies best suited for stand alone applications or for distributed applications); Analysis and adoption of the technologies that best suit the addressed problem, and the chosen platforms and specified contents; Development of interactive applications; Validation of the approach on interaction and data.

• HCI Project I – 45h – 15 ECTS

Writing a plan, carrying out original research, writing a report.

• Elective 3* – 30h – 3 ECTS

 

Third Semester

• HCI Project II – 90h – 30 ECTS

Write a plan, carrying out applied research and production of an original scientific-technical report.

 

*Elective:

Human Information -Processing and Interactive Technology

Designing for mobile and multitouch devices

Designing for the Real World

User Experience: Evaluation and Design

Laboratory Measurement of Human Behaviour

Information Visualization 

Communities: Analysis and Design of Online Interaction Environments

User -Generated Content

Programming Usable Interface

Ubiquitous Computing

Service Analysis and Development    

3D Design

Motion Design