IE 572 Design and Evaluation of Human-Computer Interaction

Course Description

Design and Evaluation of Human-Computer Interaction.  (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F.  Human factors methods applied to interface design, prototyping, and evaluation.  Concepts related to understanding user characteristics, usability analysis, methods and techniques for design and evaluation of the interface.  The evaluation and design of the information presentation characteristics of a wide variety of interfaces: web sites (e-commerce), computer games, information presentation systems (cockpits, instrumentation, etc.), and desktop virtual reality.

Prerequisite

IE577  or permission of instructor (contact dorneich@istate.edu).

Textbook

Human – Computer Interaction, by Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale, 3rd ed.

Course Objectives

  1. students will learn the key concepts of human factors as related to interaction design.
  2. students will learn and appreciate the decision-making processes that engineers and designers typically face in the application of human factors to human-computer interaction systems.
  3. students will learn quantitative and analytical techniques for designing interaction systems in a  variety of applications.

Topics Covered

  • Introduction and philosophical foundations
  • The user and the “Design of Everyday Things”
  • Cognitive models
  • User-centered design process and concepts
  • Prototyping
  • Qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools
  • Collaborative, social, product, and process applications

Class Schedule

Two sessions per week. Seventy-five minutes per session.

Offered both as on-campus class and an online section.

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component

Students will learn the key concepts of human factors, and how to apply these concepts in identifying, formulating, and solving problems relevant to interaction design. Students will also learn the quantitative and analytical techniques typically used to assure usability of an interface in a wide variety of applications. 3 credits of engineering topics.

Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes

  1. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
  2. Knowledge of contemporary issues
  3. Be able to design, analyze, implement, and manage effective production and service systems

Last updated by Michael Dorneich on November 24, 2015