Postgraduate - UnitTDN4401 - Human factors for interaction design

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Stephen Jia Wang

Synopsis

This unit covers a holistic perspective of human factors in the field of interaction design. Students will investigate distinctive perspectives of human factors and review examples of how such factors affect users' behaviour and design solutions. By examining physical, cognitive, cultural and social factors related to the target user groups, students will critically analyse the design motives, methods, processes and results.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Engage with fundamental concepts, theories and principles related to human factors, exploring the interaction relationships between user, artefacts and information.
Critically reflect on the historical and socio-cultural context of a range of works through a behaviour-oriented interaction design perspective.
Use cognitive, technical and communication skills to apply human factors analysis methodologies to a range of design solutions.
Communicate findings from human factor discovery/analysis to discuss the contextual impact of tangible and intangible human factors in interaction design.
Examine physical, cognitive, cultural and social factors of target user groups to critically analyse the design motives, methods, processes and results of a design solution.
Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.