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LEVEL 1 DERIVED GRADE EXAM
LEVEL 1 DERIVED GRADE EXAM
DATE: MONDAY, 13TH OF OCTOBER
DATE: MONDAY, 13TH OF OCTOBER
TIME: 9am
TIME: 9am
DURATION: 2hrs to complete: AS92006 (HCI)
DURATION: 2hrs to complete: AS92006 (HCI)
ROOM: (TBA)
ROOM: (TBA)
LEVEL 1 EXAM (5 credits)
LEVEL 1 EXAM (5 credits)
DATE: TUESDAY, 18TH OF NOVEMBER
DATE: TUESDAY, 18TH OF NOVEMBER
TIME: 2pm NZDST (Emma says so)
TIME: 2pm NZDST (Emma says so)
DURATION: 3HRS TO COMPLETE: AS92006 (HCI)
DURATION: 3HRS TO COMPLETE: AS92006 (HCI)
ROOM: (TBA)
ROOM: (TBA)
What is Human Computer Interaction (HCI)?
What is Human Computer Interaction (HCI)?
Human Computer Interaction (HCI) - Looks at how Humans use or interact with computer Technology . Computers were Designed to help humans do tasks faster, or more accurately. This is why how humans behave and brains work is an important part of computer science
What is UX Design?
What is UX Design?
User Interface (UI) - The means by which the user and a computer system interact, in particular the use of input devices and software. The same basics of interface design are used across user interfaces to help users get to grips with things faster. It is apart of a boarder term user experience. A design is not usable or unusable by itself. It is the features together with what the user wants to do with it and the users environment, that decide the usability.
User Experience (UX) - The overall experience of a person using a product such as a website or computer application, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use.
What if people acted like computers?
What if people acted like computers?
CS Field Guide's HCI Video
Bad doors are everywhere
Bad doors are everywhere
Extra resources
Extra resources
Definitely worth looking at - you may use some of these in class
Developed by Canterbury University, it contains a lot of excellent resources.
There are two Chapters in the CS Field Guide on HCI which you could read:
Developed by Computer Science teachers from around the country for the new NCEA standards.
The section on HCI covers usability Heuristics and Mātauranga Māori
Usability Heuristics
Usability Heuristics
Are rules or methods that come from experience. They are often known as "rule of thumb'.
Are rules or methods that come from experience. They are often known as "rule of thumb'.
In HCI, heuristics are a list of guidelines we can use to help us evaluate a user interface.
In HCI, heuristics are a list of guidelines we can use to help us evaluate a user interface.
One of the best known are Jakob Nielsen's 10 Heuristics which are explained below. To help remember them you can use the U Have Charm mnemonic
One of the best known are Jakob Nielsen's 10 Heuristics which are explained below. To help remember them you can use the U Have Charm mnemonic
General Usability principles
General Usability principles
The heuristics are some specific guidelines that you can use to create and evaluate interfaces. You can also consider other general usability principles. Some examples below:
The heuristics are some specific guidelines that you can use to create and evaluate interfaces. You can also consider other general usability principles. Some examples below:
mātāpono Māori
mātāpono Māori
To make sure an interface works for people from a particular culture, you need to understand the values of the culture. In New Zealand this specifically means considering the Māori world view.
To make sure an interface works for people from a particular culture, you need to understand the values of the culture. In New Zealand this specifically means considering the Māori world view.
Learning the principles- mini task
Learning the principles- mini task
In the exam at the end of the year you will have to be able to:
In the exam at the end of the year you will have to be able to:
- define all 10 of Neilsen's heuristics.
- describe how mātāpono Māori can be applied to user interfaces
- apply general usability concepts and how they affects the UX
- identify & describe how they have been used in an user interface.
- describe how they could have been used to improve the interface.
Complete the following activity to:
Complete the following activity to:
- help you learn the Usability principles.
- gain a greater understanding to be able to apply them in your own interface design.
- If your Teacher has setup a Google Classroom Assignment containing a Google Slide template - use that.
OR create a Google Slide with the title: 11DTEC HCI then attach it to the Google Classroom assignment.
OR create a Google Slide with the title: 11DTEC HCI then attach it to the Google Classroom assignment.
- Your presentation will cover:
- All 10 heuristics
- Mātāpono Māori
- Other usability principles
Make the theme appealing as using colours and images will help you remember things.
Make the theme appealing as using colours and images will help you remember things.
If you have preferred way of presenting the information that is fine too - turn that in on completion instead.
If you have preferred way of presenting the information that is fine too - turn that in on completion instead.
- You must have a title slide.
- A slide for each Heuristic
- A slide for mātāpono Māori
- A slide for other usability principles
For each slide
- Give it a heading (the name of the heuristic/principle)
- Give it a definition in your own words not the words of others/online
- Give examples (at least three) of the principle being used in an website, use screen shots and explain how they have improved the usability of the site.
- Explain improvements that could have been made to the interface and compare/ contrast it to other interfaces
- Turn it in to Google Classroom when you are finished.
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