Human-Computer Communication

Course Information
TitleΕπικοινωνία ανθρώπου-υπολογιστή / Human-Computer Communication
CodeMM1200
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolJournalism and Mass Communications
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorNikolaos Vryzas
CommonYes
StatusInactive
Course ID600000453

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600128248
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students will have: 1. understood the basic concepts of human-computer communication, 2. understood the meaning and characteristics of the interface, 3. acquire the basic knowledge of evaluating human-computer communication interfaces, 4. acquire the basic knowledge of designing human-computer communication interfaces.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course deals with the subject of human-computer communication. This issue is very complex as there is an ever-increasing variety of computing devices nowadays used by humans. Specifically, the course examines human-computer communication, the characteristics of the interfaces and the interactions they support. Special reference is made to communication in the case of social media. A significant aspect is the presentation and application of user-interface design and evaluation methodologies.
Keywords
Interface, mediated communication, usability, interface evaluation, interface design
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
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
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of slides (PowerPoint) when teaching the lesson. Providing additional material through the elearning.auth.gr platform (moodle). Contact students via email as well as the communication tools provided by the elearning.auth.gr platform. Evaluation through multiple choice questions on the elearning.auth.gr platform.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures20
Laboratory Work19
Reading Assigment26
Project60
Total125
Student Assessment
Description
Laboratory exercises (50%) Final examination /presentation(50%)
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σχεδίαση Διεπαφής Χρήστη: Στρατηγικές για αποτελεσματική Επικοινωνία ανθρώπου-Υπολογιστή, Ben Shneiderman & Catherine Plaisant, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 2010.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Εισαγωγή στην επικοινωνία ανθρώπου-υπολογιστή, Αβούρης Ν, Κατσανός Χ, Τσέλιος Ν, Μουστάκας Κ, kallipos (https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4213), 2015. 2. Δημούλας Χ., “Τεχνολογίες συγγραφής και διαχείρισης πολυμέσων: Τεχνικές μη γραμμικής αφήγησης στα νέα ψηφιακά μέσα”, βιβλίο στο πρόγραμμα συγγραφής ακαδημαϊκών συγγραμμάτων "kallipos" (www.kallipos.gr), ISBN: 978-960-603-221-9 (498 σελ.), Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (ΣΕΑΒ), 2015, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4343 3. Εισαγωγή στην επικοινωνία ανθρώπου-υπολογιστή, Αβούρης Νικόλαος, Διαυλος 2000.
Last Update
28-11-2020