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Human-Computer Interaction, 7.5 Higher education credits

Människa-dator-interaktion, 7,5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2024-11-07

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: V25

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• explain the fundamental limitations of human perception, cognition, and (re-)action and give examples of how they affect user interface design.
• explain key differences with regards to how they can support different kinds of human activities between established and emerging interaction paradigms.
• provide examples of challenges in using AI algorithms and human agents together for controlling complex digital processes and systems, from a software engineering, ethical, and legal perspective.
• show understanding of the key strengths and weaknesses of various methods used in the iterative design of interactive systems.

Competence and skills

• systematically develop, evaluate, and document a user interface component for an interactive system.
• research and argue for decisions on the potential use of emerging sensor and interaction technology for reaching communication efficiency and safety goals of an interactive system, taking human factors into consideration.
• choose suitable research and development methods for addressing open questions when driving iterative human-centered system development processes.

Judgement and approach

• reflect on the need for understandable AI-based interactive systems and on the ethical aspects of automating all or parts of potentially hazardous processes.
• look beyond partial, technical, and functional requirements when designing complex interactive systems, including user experience (UX) factors, and acknowledging the unpredictability of human behaviour.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and approved result from the following course/courses:

ADP700-Software Analysis and Design and

IAI600-Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning or the equivalent.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Project with oral group presentation and individual written report. Active participation in seminars.

Course contents

The course introduces the student to the challenges involved, and methods for overcoming those challenges, when designing and developing usable, efficient, and safe interfaces for human users of interactive systems.

The theoretical part includes

• Research methodology
• Human factors
• Established and emerging interaction paradigms
• Emerging interaction technologies
• Human-centered AI
• The iterative design process of interactive systems

Practical part

• Group project including conceptualizing, prototyping, and evaluating a user interface.
• Individually performed exercises.

Other regulations

Course grading: F/Fx/E/D/C/B/A - Insufficient, Insufficient- more work required before the credit can be awarded, Sufficient, Satisfactory, Good, Very Good, Excellent

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Course Overlap

MAI602

Cycle

Second cycle

Progressive specialization

A1F - second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Computer Engineering