F21AD - Advanced Human Computer Interaction

Course leader(s):

Lynne Baillie (Edinburgh, January)

Marta Romeo (Edinburgh, January)

Abrar Ullah (Dubai, January)

Aims

The course aims to give students the opportunity to develop:

An extensive, detailed and critical knowledge of requirements gathering, design and evaluation techniques in Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
A knowledge of current research and emerging issues in the field of HCI.
A range of specialised skills, and research methods involved in developing and designing with users.

Syllabus

1.1 Current and emerging topics in HCI including: haptic interaction, multimodal interaction, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, Collaborative and Co-operative Working CSCW, pervasive health, HCI design lifecycle, user interface design, accessibility, usable security and privacy by design, Human-Robot Interaction HRI, prototyping methods, a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analysis techniques, and a range of research case studies covering cutting edge issues in the field.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:

exercise professionalism, initiative and judgement in decision making actions and evaluation in professional practice at the level of a beginning practitioner or professional

review, critically analyse, evaluate, and synthesise previous research projects in the field of HCI.

identify and propose innovative design solutions in response to analysis of users’ requirements.

make informed judgements and select the appropriate methodologies for developing and evaluating technologies suitable for specific user demographics and background experience.

select and use discipline appropriate software for data analysis, prototyping and evaluation.

present, analyse and interpret numerical and graphical data gathered as part of evaluation studies and present the results.

communicate effectively to knowledgeable audiences by preparing and presenting formal and informal presentations and written reports.

exercise autonomy and initiative by planning and managing their own work and develop strategies for independently solving problems.

take responsibility for their own and other’s work by contributing effectively and conscientiously to the work of a group, actively maintaining good working relationships with group members, and leading the direction of the group where appropriate.

reflect on roles and responsibilities by critically reflecting on their own and others’ roles and responsibilities.

make judgements on complex professional and ethical issues including working with human subjects and wider issues relating to technology in society