Human-Computer Interaction - HCI

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What You’ll Learn

  • An introduction to all aspects of Human-Computer Interaction
  • How to carry out the design process involved in interaction design, navigation design, and screen design
  • How cognition and perception, which encompass attention, memory, thought, the “senses” play a role in affecting the experience of interactive design
  • How emotion affects user experience
  • How to implement windowing systems, applications, architectures, and frameworks
  • How to evaluate user experience using numbers and statistics

Interactions between computers and humans should be as intuitive as conversations between two humans—and yet many products and services fail to achieve this. So, what do you need to know so as to create an intuitive user experience? Human psychology? Emotional design? Specialized design processes? The answer is, of course, all of the above, and this course will cover them all.

Human-computer interaction (HCI) is about understanding what it means to be a user of a computer (which is more complicated than it sounds), and therefore how to create related products and services that work seamlessly. It’s an important skill to master, because it gives any company the perspective and knowledge needed to build products that work more efficiently and therefore sell better. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the Computer and IT occupation to grow by 12% from 2014–2024, faster than the average for all occupations. This goes to show the immense demand in the market for professionals equipped with the right computer and IT skills.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction and deep dive into HCI, so you can create designs that provide outstanding user experiences. Whether you are a newcomer to the subject of HCI or a professional, by the end of the course you will have a deep understanding of what it means to be a user and how to implement user-centered design for the best possible results.

This course is based on in-depth videos created by the amazing Alan Dix. You'll be in great company with this renowned professor and Director of the Computational Foundry at Swansea University, a specialist in HCI and co-author of the classic textbook, Human-Computer Interaction.

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Course Overview:

  • Each week, one lesson becomes available.
  • Study flexibly. Take as much time as you want.
  • 35h, 27m over 9 weeks (est.).

Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 43 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 0.1 An Introduction to Courses from IxDF (33 mins)
  • Multimedia lesson: E.g. templates, animations, illustrations, graphs, and text. 0.2 Get Help, Career Advice, and Job Opportunities (6 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 0.3 How to Get Your Course Certificate (19 mins)
  • Community-based learning and networking. 0.4 Grow Your Global Network and Build Your Brand (12 mins)

Lesson 1: Introducing Human-computer Interaction

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 27 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 1.1 HCI 1 (15 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 1.2 What is HCI? (18 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 1.3 Changes and trends (29 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 1.4 Dialogue with the world (22 mins)

Lesson 2: Interaction Design

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 9 hours, 17 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 2.1 HCI 2 (25 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 2.2 HCI 3 (19 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 2.3 HCI 4 (37 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 2.4 5 Stages in the Interaction Design Process (32 mins)

Lesson 3: Cognition and Perception

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours, 22 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 3.1 The Human: Perception and Cognition (12 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 3.2 The Five Senses and Some More (38 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 3.3 Eye and Vision (56 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 3.4 Ear and Sound (Part One) (39 mins)

Lesson 4: Memory

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 3 hours, 12 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 4.1 Memory - Part 1 - Types of Memory (21 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 4.2 Memory - Part 2 - Short-Term Memory (20 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 4.3 Memory - Part 3 - Long-Term Memory (36 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 4.4 Memory - Part 4 - Mezzanine Memory (12 mins)

Lesson 5: Thinking and Action

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour, 21 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 5.1 Thinking (28 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 5.2 Exercise: Wason -Does it work? (14 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 5.3 Into Action and Into the World (28 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 5.4 Activity: Fitts' Law - Try it yourself (9 mins)

Lesson 6: Emotion and Experience

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours, 50 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 6.1 Emotion and Experience - Introduction (16 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 6.2 Why UX Now? (33 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 6.3 Emotions in Systems (27 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 6.4 Emotion and Experience - Application Areas 1 (32 mins)

Lesson 7: Implementation

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours, 51 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 7.1 Introduction: Implementation Support (12 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 7.2 Screen and Resource Management (26 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 7.3 Management and Architecture (30 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 7.4 Toolkits (19 mins)

Lesson 8: Evaluation

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 4 hours, 7 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 8.1 4 Types of Evaluation (33 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 8.2 Studies and Experiments (35 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 8.3 Exercise: Mobile App Evaluation (20 mins)
  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 8.4 Numbers and Statistics (49 mins)

Lesson 9: IxDF Course Certificate and Course Wrap-up

To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 12 mins.

  • In-depth video lesson with experts, animations and templates. 9.1 How to Add Your IxDF Certificate to LinkedIn (6 mins)
  • Multimedia lesson: E.g. templates, animations, illustrations, graphs, and text. 9.2 Help Us Help You: Course Evaluation (4 mins)
  • Multimedia lesson: E.g. templates, animations, illustrations, graphs, and text. 9.3 Six Steps to Your Career Success (3 mins)
  • Multimedia lesson: E.g. templates, animations, illustrations, graphs, and text. 9.4 Get Your IxDF Course Certificate (2 mins)

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Briane Paul Samson
Briane Paul Samson
Student

The course covered a large breadth of essential knowledge in order to start a research or practice in HCI. I liked how he used the same example or cases for some of the exercises to ensure coherence between the chapters.

Walter Darcie Neto
Walter Darcie Neto
Web Designer

I believe the content of the course its an must have knowledge for every person who works with technology, either if working with design or coding.

Francesco Manciocchi
Francesco Manciocchi
UI Designer

One of the most comprehensive online lessons about designing a product for the user, thanks!