Usability and Human Factors in Interaction Design

• Core concepts such as user experience, usability, and accessibility
• Human factors
• Cognitive dimensions, such as perception, memory, and attention
• Usability evaluation methods
• Design methods
• Understanding user requirements
• Human error
• Test metrics such as eye-tracking

The student, upon completion of this course, will have:

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of the term human factors
• Advanced knowledge of the term usability and its critical importance, as well as cognitive issues related to user behavior, and have specialized knowledge on a limited topic within usability
• Ability to recognize, analyze, compare and apply various usability standards (heuristics) and methods for mental workload assessment and understanding human error
• In-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of cognitive workload

Skills

• Analyze, inspect and respond critically to usability with respect to end-users in the development and evaluation of interactive systems
• Discuss requirements for the design of user interfaces in digital media with regards to human factors and end-users needs
• Analyze and assess the appropriateness of various methods for mental workload assessment
• Perform independent practical work in understanding human error and usability
• Link mental workload to interaction design

Overall competence

• Be able to develop an understanding of and reflect upon theory, definitions, and concepts in the field of usability and human factors and contribute to the improvement of existing designs

• Lectures
• Group work
• Homework
• Assignments related to project work
• Project work