CP3301 - Human Computer Interaction
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject focuses on situated and user-centred analysis, design and testing of the usability and user experience of interactive systems. Aspects of the following topics will be considered: conceptual theories, user characteristics, user modelling, and usability engineering (user-centred design, user needs analysis, participatory design and usability evaluation).
Learning Outcomes
- understand and be able to apply situated and user-centred design techniques;
- be aware of the range of design paradigms, principles and guidelines that can assist user interface designers, and understand the limitations of such approaches, principles, and guidelines;
- understand the advantages and disadvantages of various usability engineering approaches;
- understand the cognitive, social and situated factors that can make interactive systems effective.
| Prerequisites: | 18 CREDIT POINTS OF CP SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP5607 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2017 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Carrie Lui. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (35%); practical work activities (15%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2017 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Carrie Lui. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (35%); practical work activities (15%). |
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