CS355 - User-Centered Design
| TIMETABLE | TEACHING MATERIAL |
| Credits | 15 |
| Level | 3 |
| Semester | Term 2 |
| Availability | Available to participants taking UG Graduate and Degree Apprenticeship programmes, e.g. BSc Hons IT: Software Development and BSc Hons Digital and Technology Solutions. |
| Prerequisites | A good understanding of programming. |
| Learning Activities Breakdown | 12 tutorials, online study and work on the assignment. |
| Assessment | The class is assessed 100% by coursework which will involve developing a prototype. |
| Lecturer | Marilyn Lennon, Mark D Dunlop |
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this class is to introduce participants to the principles, tools and techniques for developing good user-centred systems. Furthermore, participants will become familiar with various evaluation techniques with respect to usability and accessibility.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this class participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of usability.
- Understand users and their context and how these should be considered in the context of user interface design and evaluation.
- Select and employ appropriate design methods for an interactive system.
- Conduct low and hi fidelity prototyping techniques to develop an example interactive system.
- Assess interactive systems for usability using appropriate evaluation techniques, justify the choice of techniques.
- Understand and discuss future research directions in interface design and evaluation.
Syllabus
- Human Computer Interaction
- Usability and Accessibility
- Modelling user requirements
- Designing inclusive user interfaces
- Testing and Debugging
- Evaluation studies: user and expert
- Iterative interface prototyping, rapid prototyping
Recommended Reading
This list is indicative only – the class lecturer may recommend alternative reading material. Please do not purchase any of the reading material listed below until you have confirmed with the class lecturer that it will be used for this class.
Recommended reading suggestions will be made available via Myplace, the University's VLE.
Transferable skills
During and after completing this class participants will:
- Gain a deeper theoretical and practical understanding of design principles.
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