IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2012-2014

• Admissions
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• Certificate Programs
• Contact Information
• Degree Programs
  • Master of Science
    • Academic Regulations
    • Admissions
    • Bioinformatics
    • Financial Assistance
    • Health Informatics
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Media Arts and Science
  • Ph.D.
    • Bioinformatics
    • Health Informatics
    • Human-Computer Interaction
• Student Learning Outcomes

Graduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction

Students will recognize, explain, and apply with considerable depth human-computer interaction (HCI) knowledge in:

1. Basic HCI theory, terms, principles, and conceptual models
2. User-centered design theory and practices related to interaction design
3. HCI design and development processes and life-cycle
4. User profiling to interaction design (needs and requirements)
5. System requirements and product assessments
6. Interface design principles and processes
7. Product usability evaluations and testing methods
8. The purpose of the graphic user interface
9. Usability theory, terms, and the applied techniques
10. Principles of the interface design and prototyping processes
11. Interface grids and typographical devices
12. Information architecture and content management
13. Classic user testing theory and tools
14. Advanced user requirements and profiling
15. Interface design standards / guidelines for cross cultural and disabled users
16. Interaction design styles and choosing interaction devices and elements
17. Develop an evaluative strategy; planning who, what, when, and where
18. Decide how to collect data and prepare for the final evaluation
19. Analysis and interpretation of the evaluation data
20. Inspect a user interface, including a range of evaluative processes
21. Prototype design basics: theory and practice; including basic terms
22. Psychological and behavioral science of HCI
23. Cognitive architecture, memory, problem-solving, mental models, perception, and action related to HCI
24. Impact the design and testing of interactive technologies

Related to applying HCI theory and principles to product development, students will:

1. Apply HCI principles and a user-centered approach to interaction design
2. Analyze user needs and requirements
3. Design and develop prototypes based on user assessments (needs and requirements), while applying HCI principles and models.
4. Apply evaluation and usability testing methods to interactive products to validate design decisions
5. Develop pre-design and post-design usability testing techniques on the developed Web site
6. Assess user needs and requirements
7. Categorize, design, and develop information in proper architectural structures
8. Create interface design prototypes based on a range of design principles and user data, and user assessments
9. Apply prototype principles and a user-centered approach to interaction design
10. Apply evaluation and usability testing methods to prototypes to validate design decisions and to the Web product to validate design decisions using: a) Classic user testing, and b) Heuristic inspection
11. Analyze test data and write a comprehensive report on the product development process of their redesigned Web site, i.e. of the stages of pre-design, design, and post-design, testing, and data analysis
12. Implement a HCI research proposal, including research questions, collecting the relevant literature and methodology
13. Develop a general framework, with a hierarchy of concepts and topics, including a refinement of the research question
14. Understand and apply the various research methods regarding qualitative and quantitative data