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Tech IV Year-II Semester Course structure

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HUMAN COMPUTER
INTERACTION(PROFESSIO
NALELECTIVE)

CourseCode:P18CSE24 Internal
Marks:40External
Marks:60
Course Prerequisite:Knowledge of ComputerandItsArchitecture

CourseObjectives:
1. Toprovidebasicmethodologiesandprocessesfordesigninginterfaces.
2. To improve the interaction between users and computers by making computers
moreusableand receptiveto theuser‘sneeds.
3. To provide relevant principles of behaviour,mostly derivedfrom cognitive
scienceandpsychologyandothersourcesthatdescribehumanethologicinparticularenviron
ment,especially technological ones.
4. Tomakethestudentsfamiliarwithdevelopingnewinterfacesandinteractiontechniques.

CourseOutcomes:
Attheend ofthis coursethe student will beableto
1. Identifytheelementsofgooduser interfacedesignthrougheffectiveGUI.
2. Identifytheimportanceofhumancharacteristicsandunderstandingbusinessfunctions.
3. Analyzescreendesignprinciplesformakinggooddecisionsbasedontechnologicalconside
rationsin interfacedesign.
4. Selectthewindow,deviceandscreenbasedcontrolsthroughnavigationschemes.
5. Identifythebasic componentsandinteractiondevicestointeractwiththecomputers.

Unit-I: (9Lectures)
Introduction:ImportanceofuserInterface–definition,importanceofgooddesign,benefitsof
good design.A briefhistoryof Screendesign.
Thegraphicaluserinterface–
popularityofgraphics,theconceptofdirectmanipulation,graphicalsystem,Characteristics,We
buser–Interfacepopularity,characteristics-Principles of user interface.

Unit-II: (9Lectures)
Design process – Human interaction with computers, importance of human
characteristicshumanconsideration, Humaninteraction speeds, understandingbusiness
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UNIT-III (10Lectures)
ScreenDesigning:Designgoals–
Screenplanningandpurpose,organizingscreenelements, ordering of
screen data and content – screen navigation and flow –
Visuallypleasingcomposition–amountofinformation–focusandemphasis–
presentationinformation simply and meaningfully – information retrieval
on web – statistical graphics –Technologicalconsideration in interfacedesign.

UNIT-IV (8Lectures)
Windows – New and Navigation schemes selection of window, selection of devices
basedandscreen basedcontrols.

UNIT-V (9Lectures)
Components – text and messages, Icons and images – Multimedia, colour – uses,
problemswith choosingcolours.
Interaction Devices – Keyboard and function keys – pointing devices – speech
recognitiondigitizationand generation– imageand video displays– drivers.

TextBooks:
1. Wilbert O Galitz, ‖The Essential Guide to User Interface
Design‖, Wiley DreamaTech,Third Edition, 2007.

ReferenceBooks:
1. BenShneiderman,CatherinePlaisant,―DesigningtheUserInterface‖,FourthEdition,Pear
sonEducation ,2008.
2. ALAN DIX, JANET FINLAY, GREGORYD. ABOWD,
RUSSELLBEALE,―HumanComputer Interaction‖,ThirdEdition,PEARSON,2009.

WebReferences:
1. http://ps.fragnel.edu.in/~dipalis/prgdwnl/eguid.pdf
2. https://www.alljntuworld.in/download/human-computer-interaction-materials-notes/
3. http://www.crectirupati.com/sites/default/files/lecture_notes/HCI-notes.pdf