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FIT5152

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)
  • Summer semester A 2016 (Day)

Malaysia

  • Second semester 2016 (Evening)

South Africa

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides detailed understanding of user interaction design theories, principles and practices and usability for web based systems and small screen devices. The unit examines issues in interaction design and usability from various perspectives, in particular the user experience. The unit includes how to achieve more effective design during systems development, tools and techniques for understanding users better and the application of these to designing web and small screen device systems. It explores contemporary issues including the challenges faced by designers with emerging technologies.

Outcomes

At the completion of the unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain the theories and principles of HCI;
  2. apply HCI principles to interface and interaction design;
  3. design for user diversity and accessibility;
  4. employ user-centred interaction design;
  5. design and justify an effective user interface;
  6. critically evaluate an interaction design;
  7. investigate interface and interaction design for Web, small screen and mobile devices;
  8. explain the challenges facing designers of interfaces in augmented and virtual reality environments.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 2 hours of lectures
  • One 1.5-hour laboratory

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

  • Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Judithe Sheard

Prohibitions

FIT4063, IMS5302, CSE5930

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/