University of Gujrat

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Title Human Computer Interaction

Code IT-402
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite Software Engineering
Introduction to Psychology
Category Information Technology – Core
Aims and Objectives  To provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts in human-computer interaction.
 To learn how to design and evaluate user interfaces for computer-based systems and devices.
 To develop usable and interactive computing systems for a wide range of end-users having diverse
backgrounds and capabilities
Learning Outcomes  To grasp the fundamental concepts of human computer interaction.
 To design interactions rather than just interfaces.
 To evaluate software user interfaces using heuristics and usability testing techniques
 To design and developinteractive user-centered interfaces
Reference Material  Human Computer Interaction 3rd Ed. By Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale
 Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction. By Preece, Jenny, Helen Sharp, and
Yvonne Rogers2002 EditionJohn Wiley & Sons,
 Michel Beaudouin-Lafon. 2000. Instrumental interaction: an interaction model for designing post-
WIMP user interfaces. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems (CHI '00). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 446-453.
 Lecture Slides Provided by Instructor
 Marks in Letter Grade Numeric Value of Grade Description
Percentage
85 and above A+ 4.00 Exceptional
80-84 A 3.70 Outstanding
75-79 B+ 3.40 Excellent
Grading System 70-74 B 3.00 Very Good
65-69 B- 2.50 Good
60-64 C+ 2.00 Average
55-59 C 1.50 Satisfactory
50-54 D 1.00 Pass
49 and below F 0.0 Fail
W Withdrawal
I Incomplete

ClassAttendance A minimum of 70% attendance is required for a student to be eligible to sit in the finalexamination

Text Book A- Human Computer Interaction 3rd Ed. By Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale
B- Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction. By Preece, Jenny, Helen Sharp, and Yvonne
Rogers 2002 Edition John Wiley & Sons,
C- Michel Beaudouin-Lafon. 2000. Instrumental interaction: an interaction model for designing post-WIMP
Reference Books
user interfaces. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI
'00). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 446-453.
D- Lecture Slides Provided by Instructor
Course Coordinators Bilal Tariq Butt

Note: Attendance will not carry any marks; rather it will be a prerequisite to sit in paper
Week Lectures Topics Recommendations for Learning Activities
Source(Book-
Chapter No) (Mention Assignments, Test, Quizzes, Practical, Case Study, Projects,
Lab Work or Reading Assignments)
1 1 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction CH-1 – Book A
(HCI)– I
 What is HCI?
 Why we need HCI?
 What is going to be taught in this course?
 Why it is necessary?
2 Introduction to Human Computer Interaction – II CH-1 – Book A
 Interactive vs Algorithmic
 Conceptions of human-computer systems
 Conceptual model
2 3 History of HCI - From start till date CH-2 – Book A Reading Assignment
4 Interaction Styles CH-2 – Book A
 Command Line Interface
 Navigational Interface Reading Assignment
 Direct Manipulation
 WIMP Interface
 Gesture Based Interaction
 Multimodal Interaction
 Virtual Reality
 Mixed and Augmented Reality
3 5 Psychological Aspects CH-1 – Book A
 Sight Quiz 1
 Memory and Learning
 Motor System
6 Metaphors, Affordance, Design Guidelines CH-3– Book A
4 7 Conceptual Model, Norman’s Design Principles CH-6 – Book A

8 Universal Design Principles CH-10-– Book A Assignment 1

5 9 Need finding:Ethnographic techniques in HCI Ch-7 – Book A
 Participant Observation
10 Need finding:Ethnographic techniques in HCI CH-7– Book A
 Interviewing
 Contextual Inquiry
6 11 Prototyping – I CH-5 – Book A
Word document Task
12 Prototyping – II CH-5– Book A
Spread sheet Task
7 13 Design Evaluation: Goals of evaluation, CH-9– Book A
Evaluation through expert analysis Power Point Task
 Cognitive Walkthrough
 Heuristic Evaluation
14 Evaluation through user participation CH-9– Book A Quiz 2
8 15 Discussion
Critical Discussion and Review of Content Studied Assignment 2
16 Midterm Exam
9 17 Behavioral Task Analysis: Task decomposition, CH-15– Book A
Hierarchical Task Analysis
18 Cognitive Task Analysis: GOMS-KLM CH-12 – Book A
Interaction Tables
10 19 Graphical Interaction – I CH-5 – Book A
 Input tasks
 Selection tasks
 Trigger tasks
 Navigation tasks
20 Graphical Interaction – II CH-5 – Book A
 Property setting tasks Reading Assignment
 Transformation tasks
 Modes
11 21 Pointing and Navigation CH-5 – Book A
 Pointing
 Fitts’ law
 Improving Pointing Performance
22 Pointing Facilitation Techniques CH-5 – Book A
 Drag n Pop Reading Assignment
 Auto-expansion
 Pointing on the edge
 Object Pointing
 Zoom able Interface
 Crossy
12 23 Groupware systems CH-19 – Book A Quiz 3
 Introduction
 Taxonomy
 Computer mediated communication
24 GOMS and KLM CH-9 – Book A Assignment 3
13 25 Introduction to multimodal interaction CH-21 – Book A
26 Group ware and Ubiquotous computing CH-19 – Book A
14 27 Virtual and Augmented Reality CH-20 – Book A Reading Assignment

28 Interactive information visualization: Introduction CH-20 – Book A

15 29 Interactive information visualization: Help and CH-11 – Book A

Support Quiz 4
30 Low Intention and Sensor based interaction CH-18 – Book A
Assignment 4
16 31 Instrumental Interaction CH-18 – Book A Final Presentation
32 Discussion Discussion
Critical Discussion and Review of Content Studied