Course Overview

Interactive systems are present in the daily lives of individuals who make explicit or implicit use of a variety of computing devices. This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts, techniques and methods that can be used in the design and evaluation of such systems.

Learning Achievement

The course aims at presenting the fundamental concepts, techniques and methods for the design, development and evaluation of interactive systems.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Weighted average among exams, seminars and practical work.

Course schedule

Interaction design. User experience. Conceptual models. Metaphors. Paradigms. Cognitive, social and emotional aspects. Interface types. Natural interfaces. Interfaces for mobile devices. Techniques for identification and analysis requirements. Design, prototyping and construction. Agile UX. Design patterns. Avalia__o: inspection techniques and usability testing.

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Maria da Gra_a Campos Pimentel

Other information

The complementary course “Human-computer Interaction II: practice” allows students to develop a project while applying the concepts tackled in this course.

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