[HCI] Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction

Human-Computer Interaction addresses the design, development and evaluation of interactive systems. This area is quickly expanding as the number and diversity of users, devices, on-line services and available information increases. For example, up to 80% of the development cost of creating an interactive application is typically devoted to the user interface alone. This course introduces students to the foundations of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), emphasizing its multi-disciplinary aspect. It successively covers a brief history of HCI, human factors and psychology of HCI, the design process of interactive systems, a review of interaction styles, with an emphasis on graphical interaction, and an overview of models and theories for HCI.