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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction and Theoretical Foundations : Introduction to HCI, Human, Interaction and Computer |
Chapter 1, 2 and 3: “Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. & Beale, R. (2004). Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edt.), USA: Prentice Hall.” |
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Introduction and Theoretical Foundations : Software Life Cycle and HCI, Project Planning, Analysis, Design and Evaluation |
Chapter 1-3: “Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. & Beale, R. (2004). Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edt.), USA: Prentice Hall.” |
3) |
Interaction design basics |
Chapter 5: “Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. & Beale, R. (2004). Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edt.), USA: Prentice Hall.” |
4) |
Design rules & usability |
Chapter 7: “Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. & Beale, R. (2004). Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edt.), USA: Prentice Hall.” |
5) |
Design Process and Evaluation
Optimizing the User Experience
Accessibility
Hardware & Software |
Chapter 1-4: “Leavitt, M.O. & Shneiderman, B. (2006). Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & U.S. General Services Administration.”
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6) |
The Homepage
Page Layout
Navigation
Scrolling and Paging
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Chapter 5-8: “Leavitt, M.O. & Shneiderman, B. (2006). Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & U.S. General Services Administration.” |
7) |
Headlines, Titles, and Labels
Links
Text Appearance
Lists
Screen-based Controls (Widgets)
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Chapter 9-13: “Leavitt, M.O. & Shneiderman, B. (2006). Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & U.S. General Services Administration.” |
8) |
Graphics, Images and Multimedia
Writing Web Content
Content Organization
Search
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Chapter 14-17: “Leavitt, M.O. & Shneiderman, B. (2006). Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & U.S. General Services Administration.” |
9) |
Ergonomics |
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10) |
Usability & Mobile Usability |
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11) |
Usability Testing Metrics and Methods |
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12) |
Usability Testing Metrics and Methods |
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13) |
Usability testing |
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14) |
Usability testing |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
“Leavitt, M.O. & Shneiderman, B. (2006). Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services & U.S. General Services Administration. [http://www.usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines.html]”
“Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. & Beale, R. (2004). Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edt.), USA: Prentice Hall. [http://www.hcibook.com/e3/] “
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References: |
Zaphiris, P. & Kurniawan, S. (2007). Human-Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation. London: IDEA Group Pub. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design |
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2) |
Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development |
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3) |
Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language |
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4) |
Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge |
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5) |
Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them |
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6) |
Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels |
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7) |
Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods |
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8) |
To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions |
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9) |
Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications |
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10) |
Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary. |
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11) |
Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures |
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12) |
Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments |
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