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IT-803 (B) RGPV B.Tech

Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for IT-803 (B)

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 8 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
  • User Acceptance Testing
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 3 past IT-803 (B) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 HCI Foundations 12 marks
  • Unit 2 Designing Interaction 10 marks
  • Unit 3 Interaction Design Models 14 marks
  • Unit 4 Guidelines in HCI 13 marks
  • Unit 5 Human Factors and Security 9 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain Fitts' Law and its application in UI design.

    Asked 4 times: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  2. Discuss Nielsen's ten heuristics with examples.

    Asked 5 times: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  3. Describe the GOMS model and its components.

    Asked 3 times: 2021, 2022, 2023

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