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CY-803 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CY-803 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 HCI Foundations 12 topics
  • Input–output channels
  • Human memory
  • Thinking: reasoning and problem solving
  • Emotion
  • Individual differences
  • Psychology and the design of interactive systems
  • Text entry devices
  • Positioning, pointing and drawing
  • Display devices
  • Devices for virtual reality and 3D interaction
  • Physical controls, sensors and special devices
  • Paper: printing and scanning
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Designing Interaction 9 topics
  • Overview of Interaction Design Models
  • Discovery - Framework
  • Collection - Observation
  • Elicitation
  • Interpretation - Task Analysis
  • Storyboarding
  • Use Cases
  • Primary Stakeholder Profiles
  • Project Management Document
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Interaction Design Models 14 topics
  • Model Human Processor - Working Memory
  • Long-Term Memory
  • Processor Timing
  • Keyboard Level Model - Operators
  • Encoding Methods
  • Heuristics for M Operator Placement
  • What the Keyboard Level Model Does Not Model
  • Application of the Keyboard Level Model
  • GOMS - CMN-GOMS Analysis
  • Modeling Structure
  • State Transition Networks - Three-State Model
  • Glimpse Model
  • Physical Models
  • Fitts’ Law
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Guidelines in HCI 16 topics
  • Shneideman's eight golden rules
  • Norman's Sever principles
  • Norman's model of interaction
  • Nielsen's ten heuristics
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Contextual evaluation
  • Cognitive walk-through
  • Collaboration and Communication: Face-to-face Communication
  • Conversation
  • Text based Communication
  • Group working
  • Dialog design notations
  • Diagrammatic notations
  • Textual dialog notations
  • Dialog semantics
  • Dialog analysis and design
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Human Factors and Security 9 topics
  • Groupware
  • Meeting and decision support systems
  • Shared applications and artifacts
  • Frameworks for groupware
  • Implementing synchronous groupware
  • Mixed, Augmented and Virtual Reality
  • Validation: Usability testing
  • Interface Testing
  • Use Acceptance Testing
Unit 5 notes
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