University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

32509 Interaction Design

6cp; availability: Honours and postgraduate degree students

Interaction Design (ID) is defined as designing interactive products to support people in their everyday and working lives. This entails creating user experiences that enhance and extend the way people work, communicate and interact. ID extends the focus of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) beyond designing computer systems for a single user sitting in front of a single machine. One of the central challenges is to keep abreast of technological development, to understand the usability issues associated with these and to use this understanding to ensure that technology is harnessed for maximum human benefit. This subject focuses on user-centred approaches to, and methods for, technology design. It provides students with an understanding of the principles of Interaction Design as well as concepts, tools and techniques that can assist in the creation of both useful and usable technology that supports users' activities. The subject introduces both the social and the technological aspects of Interaction Design as well as usability design and evaluation methods.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,370.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported 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. Domestic fee-paying 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.