- Docente: Fabio Vitali
- Credits: 6
- SSD: INF/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Internet Sciences (cod. 8031)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student knows theories and methodologies for the evaluation of the usability and the design of the interaction with a computer-based system
Course contents
The course content is divided in distinct parts:
1) Background A general discussion of the HCI
discipline and a description of its scope: the human, the computer,
and their interaction.
2) Usability analysis and design A systematic discussion of
the techniques and standards for the management of the process of
usability design, with particular attention to the phases of
usability analysis (with and without the participation of users)
and the user- and goal-oriented usability design.
3) Guidelines, patterns and methods for usability design A
discussion, with historical aspects, of the framework on which the
concrete aspects of usability design is based. we will also give
strong attention to the problem of web usability.
Readings/Bibliography
Parts of the course are based on: Human Computer Interaction, Alan Dix, Janet E. Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd, Russell Beale Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (April 30, 2007) ISBN: 978-0132390484 Another required text is The Design of Everyday Things, Donald A. Norman, Basic Books (September 17, 2002) ISBN: 978-0465067107
Teaching methods
The course is based on the attendance to face to face classes and the implementation (in group or individually) of two small projects: the usability analysis of an existing application and the design or redesign of a computer-based service. Non-attending students need to contact the teacher at the beginning of the classes in order to establish an individual study and design curriculum.
Assessment methods
The assessment is based on the evaluation of two projects to be carried out individually or in a team of 3-4 people (70% of the score) plus a written test at the end of the course or an oral discussion during the regular exam dates of the course (30% of the score). The final score is in the range 0 to 30.
Teaching tools
The web site of the course, http://vitali.web.cs.unibo.it/, contains slides, discussions and tools for the successful completion of the programme
Links to further information
http://vitali.web.cs.unibo.it/
Office hours
See the website of Fabio Vitali