Introduction to Human Computer Interaction

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Free Online Course: Introduction to Human Computer Interaction provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Introduction to Human Computer Interaction is taught by Ponnurangam Kumaraguru.

Overview
  • Why are things so hard to use these days? Why doesn’t this thing I just bought work? Why is this web site so hard to use? Why is the phone app so confusing? Why do users not like my design? Why is my app not getting popular? These are frustrations that we have all faced from systems not designed with people in mind. The question this course will focus on is: how can we design human-centered systems that people find useful and usable? This course is an introduction to designing, prototyping, and evaluating user interfaces. If you can take only one course in Human-ComputerInteraction, this is the course for you.

Syllabus
  • Week 1: Components of HCI Types of interfaces Design process
    Week 2: Contextual inquiry Importance of users / talking to users Task analysis
    Week 3: Sketching Low & hi fidelity prototyping
    Week 4: Mental models
    Week 5: Usability evaluation Think aloud, observing users Modelling users, expert evaluations
    Week 6: Information visualization
    Week 7: HCI & mobility New faces of HCI
    Week 8: Refresher for all modules seen in the course.