433-371 Interactive System Design

Credit Points

Prerequisites

433-252, 433-253 and 433-254

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is for students: to become familiar with a range of technical and human issues associated with the design and implementation of usable interactive systems; and to develop an understanding of the importance of user and system models in system design.

Topics covered will include: User modelling, user centred design, user interface prototyping, usability evaluation, data visualisation, human perception, multi-modal interfaces, and environments for building multi-media applications.

Assessment

Up to three-hours of written examinations at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject