Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Ioannis Konstas (Edinburgh), Dr Theo Georgiou (Edinburgh), Dr Ryad Soobany (Dubai).
Aims:
To give students an introduction to designing, conducting, and analysing experiments that involve human participants,
along with other basic methods of studying interaction with computational artifacts.
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisite course(s): F27ID Introduction to Interaction Design .
Location: ALP, Dubai, Edinburgh.
Semester: 1.
Syllabus:
Ethics of conducting experiments, working with users, experimental design, hypothesis testing, usability testing, basic
descriptive and inferential statistics, qualitative analysis.
Learning Outcomes: Subject Mastery
Students will develop skills in the following areas:
• Collecting and working with user data according to legal and ethical guidelines
• Designing and conducting experiments to evaluate computational systems with users
• Analysing data to test hypotheses and and presenting statistical results to provide evidence for research
questions
Learning Outcomes: Personal Abilities
Students will develop skills in the following areas:
• Use discipline appropriate software for data analysis,
• Present, analyse and interpret simple numerical and graphical data gathered as part of evaluation studies.
(PDP)
• Exercise autonomy and initiative by planning and managing their own work within a specified project; (PDP)
• Take responsibility for their own and other's work by contributing effectively and conscientiously to the work of
a group (PDP)
• Communicate effectively to knowledgeable audiences by preparing informal presentations and written reports.
(PDP)
Assessment Methods: Due to covid, assessment methods for Academic Year 2021-22 may vary from those noted on the official course descriptor. Please see the Computer Science Course Weightings and the Maths Course Weightings for 2020-21 Semester 1 assessment methods.
SCQF Level: 8.
Credits: 15.