Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Computer Science and Mathematics
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Seminar
Module Offerings
7114COMP-JAN-CTY
Aims
To develop an understanding of Usability Engineering as a multi-disciplinary subject, with a special focus on interactivity and usability in computer systems and software development.
To develop a user-focused approach to computer systems design.
To develop an in-depth understanding of Usability Engineering as a multi-disciplinary subject, with a special focus on interactivity and usability in computer systems and software development.
To introduce students to the latest research in HCI, and its application to new technologies.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Develop a systematic and critical approach to the design, development and evaluation of interactive systems
2.
Construct and critically appraise models of interaction
3.
Critically appraise evaluation methods
4.
Develop advanced problem solving skills for usability engineering problems
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:What is Usability Engineering?
Development Models for Usability
Formal Modelling for Interaction design
Requirements Engineering for Usability
Approaches to Task Modelling
Heuristic Evaluation and Inspection techniques
Prototyping Interaction
Devices and Interaction Styles
End User Evaluation: Quantitative and Qualitative approaches
Experimental Design
Accessibility and Special Needs
Current advances in interaction engineering
Module Overview:
This module will give you a set of tools for the building of better interfaces. It aims to:
This module will give you a set of tools for the building of better interfaces. It aims to:
- develop an understanding of Usability Engineering as a multi-disciplinary subject, with a special focus on interactivity and usability in computer systems and software development
- develop a user-focused approach to computer systems design
Additional Information:Human Computer Interaction is the key to successful interactive systems development. It involves the bringing together of understandings of human abilities, and technical understanding of hardware and software technologies. This module aims to bring these different strands together to give the student a set of tools for the building of better interfaces. The group coursework is assessed by peer assessment.