MAUU4500 Interaction Styles and Technologies for Accessibility Course description

This course covers the state of the art of technology and methods in the research within human-computer interaction and available computer systems.

Admission requirements.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student

• has advanced knowledge of multimodal user interfaces
• has advanced knowledge of input and output technologies
• can analyse problems and issues in interactions related to context, such as accessibility in public spaces, mobility problems, and the user's affective state
• can use knowledge of interaction technology to address new problems in universal design of ICT

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student

• can independently use appropriate methods of user centred interaction design and evaluation; both heuristic and automatic, in an independent manner
• can analyse and critically deal with the results from relevant research literature, apply these to structure and formulate scientific arguments, and assess the suitability of published results on new problems and issues
• can carry out independent, limited research or development projects under supervision and in accordance with applicable ethical standards
• can present scientific work orally
• can debate and conduct scientific discussions

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student

• can apply knowledge and skills in interaction technology on new problems and issues for carrying out advanced facilitation tasks and projects
• can communicate scientific problems, analysis and conclusions in the field to both specialists and the general public
• can contribute to original thinking and innovation processes

This course is organized as a series of seminars where students present and discuss with opponents research articles that covers core concepts and topics in the literature. Students work in groups on projects under supervision.

• Two individual oral presentations of research articles (45 min per presentation including questions).
• Being opponent against two student presentations.

• Two written group project reports (2000-3000 words for report 1 and 4000-5000 words for report 2). This part of the examination counts 70% of the final grade.
• Individual oral examination (20 minutes for each candidate). The oral examination counts 30% of the final grade.

Each group may consist of up to three candidates. Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral examination cannot be appealed.

For the oral exam, students will not have access to computers or other aids.

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

Two internal examiners will assess the report and oral exam. External examiner is used periodically.