CCO - 229 - 12 - Topics in Software Engineering: Design and Evaluation of User Interfaces

Total of Credits: 8
Hours for Theoretical Classes: 60
Hours for Exercises or Seminars: 60

Objective

This course aims to present basic concepts of Human-Computer Interaction and approaches to the design of interactive computer systems. Present methods for evaluating user interfaces and guide students in the application of such methods. Discuss aspects of interaction with new technologies. Take the student to reflect on research aspects in Human-Computer Interaction.

 Catalog Description

  • Basic concepts of Human-Computer Interaction
  • Approaches to human-computer interaction design: models, methods, guidelines, patterns
  • User interfaces evaluation methods
  • Interaction aspects with new technologies
  • Topics in Human-Computer Interaction research

Main Bibliography

  1. Rogers, Y.; Sharp, H.; Preece, J. (2011) Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2011. ISBN 0-470-66576-9, 978-0-470-66576-3
  2. Dix, A.; Finlay, J.; Abowd, G.; Beale, R. (2003) Human-Computer Interaction. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall.
  3. Shneiderman, B.; Plaisant, C. (2009) Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (5th Edition, pp. 672, ISBN 0-321-53735-1, March 2009), Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
  4. Jakob Nielsen & Robert L. Mack (Eds.) (1994) Usability Inspection Methods. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-01877-5.
  5. Rocha, H.; Baranauskas, M. (2003) Design e Avaliação de Interfaces Humano-Computador. São Paulo - Escola Computação: IME - USP, 2000. v.1. 242p. Disponível para download em: http://pan.nied.unicamp.br/publicacoes/livros.php?id=40&download=1
  6. Winograd, T. (1996) Bringing Design to Software. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Complementary Bibliography

  1. Barbosa, S.D.J.; Silva, B.S. (2010) Interação Humano-Computador. Série SBC, Editora Campus-Elsevier.
  2. de Souza, C.S. (2005) The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction. Cambridge, MA. The MIT Press. Jonathan Lazar (Ed.) (2007) Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations. John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 0-470-02727-4.
  3. Lazar, J. (Ed.) (2007) Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations. John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 0-470-02727-4.
  4. Lazar, J.; Feng, J. H.; Hockheiser, H. (2010) Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley, 2010. ISBN 0-470-72337-8, 978-0-470-72337-1.
  5. Liu, K. (2000) Semiotics in Information Systems Engineering. Cambridge University Press.
  6. Norman, D (2007) The Design of Future Things. New York: Basic Books. Norman, D (1988) The Psychology of Everyday Things. New York: Basic Books.
  7. Norman, D (1988) The Psychology of Everyday Things. New York: Basic Books.