EPN-V2

ADSE2100 Human Computer Interaction Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Menneske maskin interaksjon
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2020
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Se beskrivelse i programplanen

  • Required preliminary courses

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  • Learning outcomes

    After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

    Knowledge

    The student

    • knows what user-centred development entails
    • has knowledge of individual differences between people
    • has knowledge of what characterises user-friendliness
    • is familiar with design principles
    • can explain the specific terminology used in the field
    • has knowledge of research on user interfaces, including theories, empirical data and hypothesis testing

    Skills

    The student is capable of

    • performing needs analyses
    • communicating design ideas with the help of sketches
    • developing low-resolution prototypes, including organising information visually and using knowledge about cognition, such as people’s memory capacity and attention, to simplify user interfaces
    • performing user tests
    • measuring the user interfaces by designing simple experiments and applying statistical tools

    General competence

    The student

    • is capable of developing user-friendly user interfaces
    • is familiar with techniques used to evaluate interactive systems
    • is capable of documenting and explaining design choices to clients and users
    • is capable of interpreting simple research literature dealing with human-machine interaction

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Se beskrivelse i programplanen

  • Course requirements

    The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

    • A group presentation of a given topic.

  • Assessment

    Exam form: Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

    • One individual assignment (1,000-1,600 words).
    • Two group assignments (2-4 students). One of 1,600-3,000 words, and one of 1,000-2,000 words.

    One overall grade is awarded for the portfolio. All parts of the portfolio must be awarded a grade E or better for a student to successfully pass the course.

    The exam result can be appealed.

    In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All.

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Examiners

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Overlapping courses

    Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med: ITPE2100, LV125A, LV125D og LV125I.

    Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.