INF1520 - Human Computer Interaction

INF1520 - Human Computer Interaction

1. LU 1: Intro

   • LU 2: Human Issues
     • LU 3: Design Problems and Solutions
       • LU 4: Interaction Design
         • LU 5: Social Aspects of Computer Use
           • 5.1 Intro
           • 5.2 The Impact of IT on Society
           • 5.3 Social Networking Technologies
           • 5.4 The Digital Divide
           • 5.5 Conclusion
         • 4.1 Intro
         • 4.2 Interface Types
         • 4.3 Interactive Design Techniques
         • 4.4 Evaluation of Interactive Systems
         • 4.5 Conclusion
       • 3.1 Intro
       • 3.2 Design Problems
       • 3.3 Design Solutions
       • 3..4 Conclusion
     • 2.1 Intro
     • 2.2 Cognitive Psychology in HCI
     • 2.3 Psychology
     • 2.4 Culture
     • 2.5 Personality and Gender
     • 2.6 Age
     • 2.7 Expertise
     • 2.8 Errors people make
     • 2.9 Conclusion
   • 1.1 Intro
     • Computers designed for people to use
       • Least amount of effort
       • Support tasks user performs
       • Understand why the user needs the system
         • What tasks they want to perform
         • What knowledge they have (or Lack) that may influence their interaction
         • How fits into user's existing context
     • Adopted in the mid-1980s
       • Denote a new field of study concerned with studying an d improving
         • Effectiveness
         • Efficiency
     • Today
       • Multi disciplinary subject with
         • Computer Science
         • Psychology
         • Cognitive Science
           • Human Perception
           • Information Processing
           • Memory
           • Problem Solving
   • 1.2 History
     • 1.2.1 Middle Ages
       • Persian Astrologer Al-Kashi (1393-1449)
         • Calculate conjunction of the planets
       • German Mathematician Wilhelm Schickard (1592-1635)
         • Perform simple Addition and Subtraction
       • French Mathematician Blaise Pascal (1612-1662)
         • Simplified version of Schickard's machine after it's destruction in 30 year war
     • 1.2.2 18th and 19th Century
       • British Mathematician and Inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
         • Difference Engine
           • Calculate specific function (6th degree polynomials
         • Analytical Engine
           • Punched Cards used and became first solution to a user interface problem
           • So popular it dominated computer use for next century
     • 1.2.3 Early 20th Century
       • Herman Hollerith (1860-1929)
         • Develop computational device to calculate general statistics for the immigrant population
         • 1887 developed punched card tabulating machine that could sort 200 cards a minute
       • These early attempts led to the foundation of the Computer-Tabulating_recording Company (1911)
         • Possibly First and Largest computer company
         • 1914 Thomas J Watson (Snr) joined organisation and built it into the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
       • Term Computer used to describe the people who manually performed calculations
         • Based on Babbage's Analyticsal Engine
         • Sequences of instructions were produced on punched cards
           • Entered in batch mode, the jobs were prepared in advance and interaction was minimal
     • 1.2.4 Mid 20th Century
       • English logician and founder of Computer Science Alan Turing
         • Employed to break German encryption techniques
         • Led to Development of the Colossus (1943)
           • First truly interactive computer
           • Operator could type input through a keyboard and gain output via a teleprinter
           • Techniques introduced in the ENIAC machine (1946)
             • First all-elecronic digital computer
       • J.W. Mauchly and J.P. Eckert produce ENIAC machine (1946)
     • 1.2.5Turning Points
       • 1.2.5.1 1976 - Apple's first Personal Computer Kits
       • 1.2.5.2 1981 - IBM's First Personal Computer
       • 1.2.5.3 1982 - The Xerox Star
       • 1.2.5.4 The Internet, WWW and Social Networks
         • E-Mail
         • WWW
         • Social Networks
       • 1.2.5.5 Mobile Computing
   • 1.3 Current Context and Future Directions
     • Current Context
       • Distribution Systems
       • Multimedia Interfaces
       • Advanced Operating Systems
       • HCI Development Environments
       • Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp)
       • Mobile Technology
     • Future Directions
       • 1. Changing notion of 'The Interface'
       • 2 Increasing Dependancy on Technology
       • 3. Hyper Connectivity
       • 4. Changes in means and reasons for recording info
       • 5. Increased creativity through technology
   • 1.4 HCI and Related Concepts and Fields
     • 1.4.1 Definitions
     • 1.4.2 Who is involved in HCI
   • 1.5 Conclusion