Human-Computer Interaction

Lectures:

1. Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
   • Overview of HCI and its importance
   • Historical developments and key concepts
2. Understanding Users
   • Introduction to user research
   • User needs assessment
   • Memory and mistakes
3. Design Thinking and User-Centered Design
   • Principles of design thinking
   • Stages of user-centered design process
   • Ideation and problem framing
4. Usability Principles
   • Introduction to usability and user experience
   • Heuristic evaluation and usability guidelines
5. Interaction Design
   • Principles of Interaction Design
   • Designing effective interaction flows
   • Case study analysis
6. Information Architecture
   • Organizing information effectively
   • Navigation design
7. Prototyping Techniques
   • Low-fidelity vs. high-fidelity prototyping
   • Tools and techniques for prototyping
8. Usability Testing
   • Planning and conducting usability tests
   • Analyzing usability data
   • Usability testing with prototypes
9. Accessibility and Inclusive Design
   • Principles of accessible design
   • Legal and ethical considerations
   • Accessibility audit of a website
10. Integration of Design Processes
    • Design Thinking and Heuristic Evaluation
    • Integrating Design Processes and Software Development
11. Data-Driven Design and Analytics
    • Using analytics in design
    • Introduction to A/B testing
12. Advanced and Unconventional Human-Computer Interfaces
    • AR/VR interfaces
    • Brain-Computer Interfaces
    • Tangible User Interfaces
    • Gestural Interfaces
    • Haptic Feedback Interfaces
    • Human-robot interaction
    • Natural language interaction
    • Emerging technologies
13. HCI in the Real World – Industry case study

The main coure objectives are to present the following knowledge units:

• Understanding the user
• Accountability and responsibility in design
• Accessibility and inclusive design
• Evaluating a HCI design

Within the course, the students should develop competences from the following key areas:

• Research and analysis: Ability to conduct and analyze user research using a variety of methods such as surveys, interviews, and observational studies to gather insights into user needs and behaviors.
• Design and prototyping: Skills in designing wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using industry-standard tools and techniques.
• Usability evaluation: Competence in employing both qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate the usability of interfaces and articulate the findings to guide design improvements.
• Technical implementation: Understanding of basic front-end development practices to translate designs into working interfaces.
• Ethical and social implications: Awareness of the ethical, social, and cultural implications of interface design and technology use, inclusion of ethics in work activities

Lectures, lab work, and practical projects done in teams.