31777 Human-Computer Interaction

6cp; availability: undergraduate degree students
Requisite(s): 31476 Systems Development Project OR 31485 Systems Development OR 48440 Software Engineering
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

This subject focuses on the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use within actual situations. Students gain an understanding of human–computer interaction (HCI) principles, including the main concepts, tools and techniques available to build user-centred systems. The subject considers the effects on use of the different metaphors for human activity that designers use in their systems, and how user-centred design and evaluation methods can improve the usability of computer systems.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.