JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

You will gain an overview of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with an understanding of user interface design in general, and alternatives to traditional "keyboard and mouse" computing; become familiar with the vocabulary associated with sensory and cognitive systems as relevant to task performance by humans; be able to apply models from cognitive psychology to predicting user performance in various human-computer interaction tasks and recognize the limits of human performance as they apply to computer operation; appreciate the importance of a design and evaluation methodology that begins with and maintains a focus on the user; be familiar with a variety of both conventional and non-traditional user interface paradigms, the latter including virtual and augmented reality, mobile and wearable computing, and ubiquitous computing; and understand the social implications of technology and their ethical responsibilities as engineers in the design of technological systems. Finally, working in small groups on a product design from start to finish will provide you with invaluable team-work experience.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Importance of user Interface – definition, importance of good design. Benefits of good design. A brief history of Screen design. The graphical user interface – popularity of graphics, the concept of direct manipulation, graphical system, Characteristics, Web user – Interface popularity, characteristics- Principles of user interface.

UNIT - II

Design process – Human interaction with computers, importance of human characteristics human consideration, Human interaction speeds, understanding business junctions. Screen Designing:- Design goals – Screen planning and purpose, organizing screen elements, ordering of screen data and content – screen navigation and flow – Visually pleasing composition – amount of information – focus and emphasis – presentation information simply and meaningfully – information retrieval on web – statistical graphics – Technological consideration in interface design.

UNIT - III

Windows – New and Navigation schemes selection of window, selection of devices based and screen based controls. Components – text and messages, Icons and increases – Multimedia, colors, uses problems, choosing colors.

UNIT - IV

Software tools – Specification methods, interface – Building Tools.

UNIT - V

Interaction Devices – Keyboard and function keys – pointing devices – speech recognition digitization and generation – image and video displays – drivers.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. The essential guide to user interface design, Wilbert O Galitz, Wiley DreamTech.
• 2. Designing the user interface. 3rd Edition Ben Shneidermann , Pearson Education Asia.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Human – Computer Interaction. Alan Dix, Janet Fincay, Gre Goryd, Abowd, Russell Bealg, Pearson Education.
• 2. Interaction Design Prece, Rogers, Sharps. Wiley Dreamtech.
• 3. User Interface Design, Soren Lauesen, Pearson Education.
• 4. Human –Computer Interaction, D.R.Olsen, Cengage Learning.
• 5. Human –Computer Interaction, Smith - Atakan, Cengage Learning. M. Tech - I Year – II Semester (Web Technology)