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The document outlines a week-wise plan for a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) course, detailing topics and lecture contents for each week. It covers various aspects of HCI, including usability, design, testing methods, and visual design principles. The course culminates in a final exam after a mid-term assessment.
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HCI Content Distribution

The document outlines a week-wise plan for a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) course, detailing topics and lecture contents for each week. It covers various aspects of HCI, including usability, design, testing methods, and visual design principles. The course culminates in a final exam after a mid-term assessment.
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HCI Course Distribution (Week-wise Plan)

Week No Topic Lecture Details

1 Human Computer Lecture 1: Introduction to the course


Interaction
Lecture 2: What is HCI? Introduction and background

2 The Psychology of Lecture 1: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things


Usable Things The Psychology of Everyday Things
The Psychopathology of Computers

Lecture 2: Interface Hall of Shame


User Centered Design

3 Process of Lecture 1: Defining Usability


UserCentered Usability Evaluation
Designs/ Usability
Engineering Lecture 2: The Usability Engineering Lifecycle
Planning Usability Activities

4 Metrics for Lecture 1: Classifying Users


Evaluation/ Know the Research the Frames of Reference
User
Lecture 2: Research the End User

5 Usability Lecture 1: Competitive Analysis


Benchmarking
Lecture 2: Set Usability Targets
Return on Investment

6 Goal-Oriented Lecture 1: Creating Personas


Interaction Design Defining Goals for each Persona

Lecture 2: Defining Scenarios for each Persona


Moving to a Design Solution

7 Prototyping Lecture 1: Verbal Prototype


Low-Fidelity Paper Prototypes
High-Fidelity Paper Prototypes

Lecture 2: Interactive Sketches


Working Prototypes
Implementation
HCI Course Distribution (Week-wise Plan)

8 Mid Term Exams

9 Usability Inspection Lecture 1: Heuristic Evaluation


Methods Severity Ratings
Guideline Checking

Lecture 2: Cognitive Walkthrough


Guideline Scoring
Action Analysis

10 Usability Testing Lecture 1: Preparing for Usability Testing


Methods Six Stages of Conducting a Test

Lecture 2: Co-Discovery
Thinking Aloud

11 Usability Testing Lecture 1: Formal Experiments


Methods A/B Testing

Lecture 2: Query Techniques


Usage Studies

12 Usability in Practice Lecture 1: Comparison of Evaluation Techniques


Discount Usability Engineering
Differences in Evaluation Practices

Lecture 2: Usability Reports


Usability Consulting

13 Visual Design and Lecture 1: Typography


Typography Factors Influencing the Legibility of Text

Icon Design Lecture 2: Visual Association


Standard Parts of an Icon

14 Icon Design Lecture 1: Icon Design Principles


Cultural and International Issues
Do Not Always Use Icons

Lecture 2: Iconic Language


The Icon Design Lifecycle
Designing Icons for Sun’s Public Web Site
HCI Course Distribution (Week-wise Plan)

15 A Brief History of Lecture 1: Early Interfaces


HCI
Lecture 2: WIMP Interfaces

16 Final Exam

Prepared By Approved By
Course Instructor HoD
AMINA SABA AIHAB KHAN

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