Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
5556NCCG-JAN-PAR
5556NCCG-SEP-PAR
5556NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
The aim of this module is to develop a sound understanding of the requirements, design, development and evaluation of human-computer interfaces and user experience design.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Apply the knowledge of API and HCI research to design an application that incorporates relevant APIs for a given scenario or application
2.
Plan an appropriate User Experience map and Interface Design for a User Interface concept with a specific target end user in mind and also outline the tests you mean to conduct.
3.
Build a User Interface concept and test it with users to see if it satisfies their emotions, desires and attitudes as planned
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Human Computer Interaction
• HCI and its importance
• HCI and the psychology/physiology of the human
• HCI devices, dialogues and techniques
• Understanding user needs and requirements
• Prototyping techniques for conceptual and physical design
• Emerging HCI themes (including Ubiquitous Computing, Human-Robot Interaction and the Internet of Things)
User Experience and Interface Design
• Identify formats, characteristics and appropriateness of UX and UI Design and their appropriate use in software development.
• Role, purpose, terminology and methodology of UX and UI Design.
• Use of appropriate UX and UI Design patterns.
• Characteristics of UX and UI Designs
• Forms, patterns and trends of UX and UI Design
• Advantages and disadvantages of using UX and UI Design
• Standard tools available for use in UX and UI Design
Produce a UX / UI design to meet a specific requirement
• Identify a specific end user and an appropriate UX and UI Design to test with this user type
• Choose a specific end user to conduct tests against.
• Select the most appropriate form of UX and UI Design to achieve desired end user testing and
• Select an appropriate form of UX and UI Design necessary to achieve desired results.
• Use your selected end user, appropriate UX and UI Design methodology and desired testing criteria to create a plan for a UI concept.
• Utilise appropriate tools to develop a UX and UI Design
• Run end user experiments and examine feedback.
• Reconcile and evaluate end user feedback
• Make multiple iterations of your user interface with enhancements gathered from user feedback and experimentation.
• Asses the success of your UX and UI Design