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COMP487 Human Computer Interaction

Updated: 18 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
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 COMP530 or COMP532 or candidature in GradCertCompSc or GradDipCompSc or MCompSc
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP287 or COMP587
Notes None
Combined Units COMP287 - Human Computer Interaction
Coordinator(s) Mark Evered (mevered@une.edu.au)
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

Java, The Complete Reference
ISBN: 9780072263855
Schildt, H., Osborne 7th ed. 2006
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
ISBN: 9780470018668
Sharp, H., Rogers, Y. and Preece, J., Wiley 2nd ed. 2007
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Short answers and programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 2, 4, 6, 7
Assignment 1 10% ISBT On Campus
Assessment Notes
Short answers and programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 2, 4, 6, 7
Assignment 2 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Short answers and programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 2, 4, 6, 7
Assignment 2 10% ISBT On Campus
Assessment Notes
Short answers and programming task
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Quizzes 10% ISBT On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 6, 7
Online Quizzes 10% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 4, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 70% ISBT On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 70% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. appreciate the importance of studying Human-Computer Interaction;
  2. apply the principles of user-centred software design;
  3. evaluate the usability of user interface designs;
  4. explain the concepts and issues of Computer Supported Cooperative Work;
  5. explain the purpose and content of HCI standards.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of human computer interaction in an important part of the design of IT and is taught in lectures and assessed through assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Practised and assessed in assignment solutions. Practised in bulletin board participation. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Unit involves skills in online learning, literature research and information technology. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Unit material and assignments teach problem solving skills in an important area of IT. Which are then assessed in the examination. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The unit covers topics such as the social and organisational impact of software. 		True True
   

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