Course co-ordinator(s): Prof. Lynne Baillie (Edinburgh), Shenando Stals (Edinburgh), Dr Abrar Ullah (Dubai).
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.
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisite course(s): F27ID Introduction to Interaction Design or equivalent.
Location: Dubai, Edinburgh.
Semester: 2.
Syllabus:
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.
SCQF Level: 11.
Credits: 15.