Course code

IFI7159.DT

old course code

IFI7159

Course title in Estonian

Inimese ja arvuti interaktsiooni alused

Course title in English

Foundations of Human Computer Interaction

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

This course introduces students to the field of human-computer interaction focusing on the human side of the equation.

Brief description of the course

This course comprises seven modules:
1. Visibility, Affordances, Mapping, Constraints, Conceptual models
2. Seven stages of action, Types of knowledge
3. Feedback, Errors, Forcing Functions, Gestalt laws, Responsiveness
4. The Human Processor Model, Fitts Law
5. Interface Efficiency, KLM, GOMS
6. State transition diagrams, Petri nets
7. History and vision

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows how user interfaces have developed over the past decades, and what constants of human performance need to be considered when designing user interfaces.

Teacher

David Jose Ribeiro Lamas

Additional information

This course in delivered mainly face-to-face but will have an introductory online session. Activities are organized in bi-weekly modules, each focusing on specific topics.
In order to successfully conclude this course, students are required to individually:
• Take part in all face-to-face and online activities;
• Actively engage and deliver the results of 7 individual assignments; and
• Actively engage and deliver the results of 7 group assignments.
Link to course blog: IFI7159updated.wordpress.com

Study programmes containing that course

Documentary Film (BFAM/16.FK)
Human-Computer Interaction (IFIMM/15.DT)
Digital Learning Games (DTLGM/15.DT)
Documentary Film (BFAM/14.FK)
Human-Computer Interaction (IFIMM/14.DT)
Crossmedia Production (BFRM/13.FK)
Human-Computer Interaction (IFIMM/13.DT)
Crossmedia Production (BFRM/12.FK)
Human-Computer Interaction (IFIMM/12.DT)