HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
| Title | ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥ-ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΗ / HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION |
| Code | NCO-04-04 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Informatics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Katsanos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40002940 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Plīroforikīs (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 63
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIKĪ KATEUTHYNSĪ | Compulsory Course | 4 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600039825
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Δ31 (194) |
| Calendar | Παρασκευή 10:00 έως 12:00 |
| Building | Φυσικομαθηματική (Δ) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Δ11 (183) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 16:00 έως 18:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600039825
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6583
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Python programming basic knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive:
The course aims to present the theoretical foundations and the techniques currently practiced
for advanced interaction with computer systems.
Skills:
The Design and Implementation of functional User Interfaces. Students also learn how to build GUI interfaces using the python/tkinter library.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Theory:
- Nielsen model for Usability.
- Learnability: Human memory, Interaction styles, System/interface/user model, Design principles for learnability.
- Visibility: Design for visible actions/state/feedback. Information scent theory.
- Efficiency: Human Information Processing Model, Laws: Hick-Hyman, Fitts, Accot-Zhai. Design for Efficiency, Predictive evaluation with Keystroke Level Model.
- Errors: Error types. Design for avoiding errors, Undo.
- User Interface Design: User-centered design, Spiral model of iterative design.
- Analysis: Requirements analysis, User analysis (personas), Task & Field analysis
- Design techniques: Sketches, Scenarios, Storyboarding
- Design Patterns & Widgets. Design for Simplicity
- User Interface Evaluation Methods: Expert-based evaluation, Usability Labs, User Questionnaires, Acceptance level Evaluation, Evaluation during Active Use
Technologies
- Mockup tools: Moqups, Lumzy, Invision
- GUI Programming with Python/Tkinter
Keywords
Human COmputer Interaction, User Interface, Usability
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Podcast
- Multimedia
- Book
- User interface Programming tools
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Continuous and extended:
- Teaching: use of e-slides and web resources (commercial web sites in case studies)
- Use of course web site to communicate with students and disseminate learning material
- Use of authoring/programming tools (multimedia and web-based) to develop software prototypes
- Use of Web 2.0 communication tools to support groupwork
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 13 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 15 | ||||
| Written assigments | 56 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Other / Others | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 165 |
Student Assessment
Description
(1) Written exams
(2) Programming Project: Coding for GUI development
(3) 2 written assignments
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
* Αβούρης Ν. «Εισαγωγή στην Επικοινωνία Ανθρώπου – Υπολογιστή», Εκδόσεις yίαυλος,
Αθήνα, 2006
• Σχεδίαση Διεπαφής Χρήστη, Ben Shneiderman, C. Plaisant, Εκδόσεις: Α. Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη, Έκδοση: 5η έκδ./2010, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18548663
Additional bibliography for study
Διαφάνειες μαθήματος, Διδακτικά βοηθήματα (tutorials) για τον προγραμματισμό GUI
Last Update
03-06-2016
