The foundations of human-computer interaction, usability engineering and usability evaluation, visual design, the processes and techniques used in requirements analysis, and the impact of advanced interface technologies such as multimedia and computer-mediated realities on future interaction paradigms.
| Paper title | Special Topic: Human-Computer Interaction |
|---|---|
| Paper code | INFO351 |
| Subject | Information Science |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2018 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,038.45 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,492.80 |
- Prerequisite
- 36 200-level INFO points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
- Notes
- INFO 351, when taken in the first semester 2017, may not be credited together with INFO 203.
- Eligibility
- Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission.
View more information about departmental permission. - Contact
- Not available in 2018.
- More information link
- View more information about INFO 351
- Teaching staff
- Not available in 2018.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Critical thinking, Lifelong learning, Research, Ethics, Communication,
Information literacy, Teamwork, Interdisciplinary perspective, Cultural understanding,
Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of INFO 351, students should be able to
- Explain concepts and principles of user experience and usability in user-centred design (interdisciplinary perspective, cultural understanding)
- Explain, apply and critique techniques and processes used to develop and evaluate user experience in information systems (scholarship, critical thinking)
- Describe and discuss ethical, legal, privacy, professionalism, social responsibility and sustainability issues in HCI and UX (ethics, interdisciplinary perspective, scholarship)
- Understand and communicate user-centred and goal-directed design in the context of IT innovation and entrepreneurship (global perspective)
- Critically and constructively discuss emerging technologies and HCI and UX trends (lifelong learning, scholarship, research, global perspective)
- Apply basic statistical methods for HCI (scholarship, research)
- Integrate methods of computer graphics and information visualisation in information systems (scholarship, interdisciplinary perspective)
- Design and implement a prototypical user interface (scholarship, interdisciplinary perspective)
