HCI external
Human Computer Interaction
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Level 1 CAT
Level 1 CAT
DATE: Friday 23rd October
DATE: Friday 23rd October
Time: 9am to 12am
Time: 9am to 12am
DURATION: 3hrs to complete: AS91886 (HCI) AND/OR AS91887 (COMPRESSION)
DURATION: 3hrs to complete: AS91886 (HCI) AND/OR AS91887 (COMPRESSION)
ROOM: (TBC - alphabetically sorted by Surname)
ROOM: (TBC - alphabetically sorted by Surname)
CAT External
CAT External
An exam set by NZQA, but held during normal school time at the end of Term 3 or the start of Term 4 - before study leave.
Exam papers are marked by NZQA and so this is an external assessment.
There are two CAT External standards available. Inform your teacher of the standard you wish to undertake:
There are two CAT External standards available. Inform your teacher of the standard you wish to undertake:
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
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.
The Stroop Effect = PowerPoint
CS Fieldguide
CS Fieldguide
There are two Chapters in the CS Field Guide on HCI which you could read:
CS Field Guide HCI Video
Heuristics
Heuristics
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. One of the best know set are Jakob Nielson's 10 Heristics - https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/
Learning the Heuristics - Mini task
Learning the Heuristics - 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 heuristics.
identify & describe how they have been used in an user interface.
describe how they could have been used to improve the interface.
To help you learn the 10 heuristics and also gain a greater understanding to be able to apply them in your own interface design. Complete the following activity:
To help you learn the 10 heuristics and also gain a greater understanding to be able to apply them in your own interface design. Complete the following activity:
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.
Your presentation will cover all 10 heuristics. 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.
You must have a title slide, which describes the purpose on the interface.
Then for each Heuristic you need to:
Give it a heading (the name of the heuristic)
Give it a definition in your own words not the words of others/online
Give examples (at least three) of the heuristic 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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