Indicative contents

Weightage @ 10% Each

• Introduction to HCI – Human memory & thinking, Computing process & devices etc.
  
• Interaction Paradigms – Interaction models & paradigms, Ergonomics, Interactivity etc.
  
• Interaction Design – Process of design, Interaction & Prototyping, Software lifecycle etc.
  
• Design Rules & Implementation – Principles, Standards, Rules & Heuristics, Toolkits etc.
  
• Design & Evaluation – Multi-model design, Expert analysis, User participation etc.
  
• User Support – Cognition & Linguistic models, Cognitive architectures, Help Systems etc.
  
• Scio-organizational Issues –Capturing requirements, Communication & Collaboration etc.
  
• Task Analysis & Dialog Design – Task decomposition & analysis, Dialog notation etc.
  
• Modeling Interaction – Interaction models, Continuous behaviour, Rich contexts etc.
  
• Ubiquitous computing – Meeting & decision support systems, Hypertext, Multimedia etc.

Module Resources

• Essential reading
1. Course notes
• Recommended Reading
  1. Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory Abowd, Russell Beale, Human-Computer Interaction, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003.
  2. Belur Dasarathy, Sanjeev Kunthe, Emerging Trends in Human Machine Interfaces, 1st Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2004.
     
  3. Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 4th Edition, Addison Wesley, 2004.
     
  4. J. Preece, Y. Rogers, H. Sharp, D. Benyon, S. Holland, T. Carey, Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts And Design, 1st edition, Addison Wesley, 1994.
     
  5. Julie Jacko, Andrew Sears, Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies and Emerging Applications (Human Factors and Ergonomics),2002.
     
  6. Mary Beth Rosson, John M Carroll, Usability Engineering: Scenario - Based Development of Human - Computer Interaction, 1st edition, Morgan, 2002.
• Journals
  
  1. Interacting with Computers, Elsevier
  2. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Elsevier
• Magazines, Transactions & Proceedings

1. Interactions, Association for Computing Machinery
2. Conference/Workshop/Symposium Proceedings, Eurographics

• Internet Sites

1. www.hcibib.org
2. www.uie.com
3. www.sigchi.org

• Laboratory
  1. Hardware:
     2.8 GHz P4 Computers with 1 GB RAM & 256 MB Graphics Card
     Creative’s 5.1 Channel Audio system, Headphone & Microphone
     USB Joystick, Light Pen, Smart Board with Projector, Digital Pad
  2. Software:
     MS VC++ V6 with OpenGL, OpenAL & OpenUI
  3. Software Manual:
     C++ Books, VC++ Books & Tutorial, MSDN Library
     OpenGL Reference Manual, Programming Guide, OpenGL Super Bible
     OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) Tutorial & Reference Book
     OpenAL Reference Manual, Programming Guide
     OpenUI Reference Manual, Programming Guide
     Respective manuals for Input – Output Device