Interaction Design

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Classify the different input/output devices as to their effect on human-computer interaction
• Explain the main theories of cognition and how these are used when designing interactive systems
• Describe the main concepts (conceptual model, metaphors and paradigms) that influence human-computer interaction
• Describe the process of designing for interaction and why a user centred approach is preferred

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• How different disciplines (human factors, cognitive psychology, engineering, graphics design, ethics etc.) influence the design of interactive systems
• How users interact (dialogue) with system
• The classification of input/output devices and techniques
• How to design, prototype and evaluate a user interface

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Design a solution interacting with a computer system
• Evaluate a design for interacting with a computer system
• Choose appropriate methods of evaluating an interactive system

• User Psychology
• Hardware (input/output) devices
• Models and Metaphors
• Interaction styles, Graphical User Interface (GUI) and windowing systems
• Design methodology
• Accessibility
• Guidelines, standards and metrics
• Evaluation
• Advanced Interfaces

Lectures

Design Workshops

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.