You are here: UNE Home / Course and Unit Catalogue / 2009 / A-Z / COMP487

Year:

COMP487 Human Computer Interaction

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 On line
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 1 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Semester 2 On Campus
ISBT Sydney ISBT Summer On Campus
Online level
  • Level D - Comp/internet essential
  • Level E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites COMP132 or COMP132A or COMP532 or COMP530 or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP287 or COMP587
Notes

on-campus online D; off-campus online E; 200- and 300-level COMP units (excluding COMP286) require a knowledge of, and programming experience with the C or C++ language. Any student who completed COMP130 prior to 1995 should contact the School of Science and Technology for advice. It is recommended that students enrolled for 200-level and above COMP units have access to an IBM compatible computer running the Linux Operating System.

Combined Units COMP287 - Human Computer Interaction
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit covers elementary and advanced concepts in human-computer interaction. Students will be provided with practical and theoretical experience in prototyping, testing and evaluating interface designs, human cognition, the basics of support printed manuals, online help, hypertext and other information exploration tools. COMP487 is based on the undergraduate unit COMP287 with additional load consisting of extra questions on assignments and examinations and candidates for COMP487 will be expected to show a greater level of understanding of the unit material than that required for COMP287. Students who complete COMP287 are not permitted to enrol for COMP487.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts and Design
ISBN: 9780201627695
Pierce, J., Rogers, Y., Sharp, H., Benyon, D., Holland, S. and Carey, T., Addison Wesley 1996
Text refers to: Semester 1, ISBT Semester 1 and ISBT Summer , On Campus and Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

Email to a friend