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SYDE 740

Selected Topics in Human Systems

Graduate

Winter 2022 · Topic 4: Publishing HCI Research

Topics

  • Writing human–computer interaction research papers
  • Epistemological differences and contribution types
  • Assessing a paper from the reviewer’s perspective
  • Abstracts and introductions
  • Structuring related work
  • Reporting HCI methods and research results
  • Writing the discussion section
Winter 2022 · Interface Design

Topics

  • User requirements: interviews, observations, task analysis, personas and use cases
  • Visual layout, navigation and information structure
  • Wireframing, mood boards, storyboarding and prototyping
  • Typography, colour and icon design
  • Design patterns and motion
  • User testing and objective evaluation
  • Design for engagement, persuasion and wearables
  • Business metrics and conversion funnels
Winter 2021 · Advanced Interface Design

Topics

  • User requirements: interviews, observations, task analysis, personas and use cases
  • Visual layout, navigation and information structure
  • Wireframing, mood boards, storyboarding and prototyping
  • Typography, colour and icon design
  • Design patterns and motion
  • User testing and objective evaluation
  • Design for engagement, persuasion and wearables
  • Business metrics and conversion funnels
Fall 2021 · Topic 7: Advanced Cognitive Ergonomics

Topics

  • Perception, memory, reasoning and motor response
  • Mental workload and decision-making
  • Skilled performance and human reliability
  • Human–computer interaction
  • Stress and training
  • Human-information-processing constraints in system design

Readings

  • Wickens, C.D., Hollands, J.G., Banbury, S., Parasuraman, R. (2013). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance (3rd or 4th edition), Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson.
    4th edition · unspecified
  • Selected research papers are chosen by the student and instructor.
    unspecified
  • Lecture notes and supplementary resources are posted on LEARN.
    unspecified
Sources