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The Human Interface Technology - Design and Evaluation course covers the aesthetic design of user interfaces, along with common evaluation methods used to assess them. Students will learn how to conduct statistical analyses for user interface evaluation. Individual as well as work in teams will be required to complete assignments. This course consists of lectures and assignments. Familiarity with basic statistical methods is recommended.
Subject to Approval of the College of Engineering Dean (Academic)
HITD601
Sauro, Jeff; Lewis, James; Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research ; Second; Morgan Kaufmann, 2016 (Chapter 1-5).
Tullis, Tom , Albert, Bill; Measuring the user experience : collecting, analyzing, and presenting usability metrics ; Second edition; Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2013.
All design assignments will contribute equally to the final design grade. The design grade contributes half of the final course grade. The evaluation assignments that are being graded are marked with a G. The relative weights for the evaluation assignments are: Conduct a usability study (G) 20% Presentation of your usability study (G) 20% Statistics Quiz (G) 5% Statistics Sheet (G) Assignment 5% Interactive Prototype (G) Assignment 20% Instruction Video (G) Assignment 10% Usability Test Of Your Prototype (G) Assignment 20%
This course is target at with diverse backgrounds. Students that are not familiar with the research methods and statistics used in Psychology must read chapter 2-4 of the book Research Methods In Human-Computer Interaction by by Lazar, Jonathan, Feng, Jinjuan Heidi, Hochheiser, Harry.
Domestic fee $1,197.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 25
For further information see Human Interface Technology Laboratory .