Lectures and courses (summer semester 2009)
User Interface Engineering (UIE)
Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raimund Dachselt, Dipl.-Ing. Jens Heydekorn
Courses every Monday, 09:00-11:00 hrs (starts April, 6th)Lectures every Thursday 09:00-11:00 hrs (not on April 9th)
Room G29-335
4 semester hours/week, ECTS credits: 6
Lecture in EnglishThe lecture with accompanying courses is intended as an advanced HCI modul and builds on prior basic HCI lectures, such as "Interactive Systems". Effective user interfaces in combination with an appealing user experience are central requirements for designing interactive products of the future, since they become increasingly virtual and will provide similar functionality. Even the development of Natural User Interfaces (NUI) of the next generation requires a highly structured development process. Classical Software & Usability Engineering processes will fall short in this area. The lecture shows and explains modern development processes designed for these special requirements (focusing on Scenario-Based Design and User Experience Design) starting from the user-centered analysis phase to the final systematic product evaluation. Besides the structured and engineering-oriented approach, the main focus of this course is on the creative design phases, including sketches and early prototypes. Parallel to the lectures, students will form teams for a semester-spanning project, in which the User Interface Engineering process is trained with all phases while developing an interesting NUI.
Contents
- Basics of user interfaces (UI): historical development, interface types, design principles and usability guidelines
- Basic tasks and components of UI engineering
- Communication of objectives, methods and concepts for the typical development phases analysis, design, prototypical development, testing, evaluation (user studies)
- Comparison of selected development methodologies: usability engineering, user-centered design, scenario-based design, user experience and more
- Integration of UI development processes in modern software development processes
Schedule
| Date | Mondays (Course) | Date | Thursdays (Lecture) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.04.2009 | Introduction and Overview | ||
| 06.04.2009 | Course Introduction | 09.04.2009 | No Lecture |
| 13.04.2009 | Easter Monday | 16.04.2009 | History of User Interfaces |
| 20.04.2009 | Allocation of Topics | 23.04.2009 | From Software to Usability Engineering |
| 27.04.2009 | Individual Work | 30.04.2009 | Requirement Analysis |
| 04.05.2009 |
Course : Finish Analysis Phase |
07.05.2009 | Design Phases - Activity Design |
| 11.05.2009 |
Interim Presentation : Analysis Phase Results |
14.05.2009 | Design Phases - Information Design |
| 18.05.2009 | Discussion on Analysis Phase Results | 21.05.2009 | Ascension Day |
| 25.05.2009 | Whit holidays | 28.05.2009 | Whit holidays |
| 01.06.2009 | Whit Monday | 04.06.2009 | Design Phases - Information Design |
| 08.06.2009 |
Lecture : Sketching & Prototyping |
11.06.2009 | Sketching & Prototyping |
| 15.06.2009 | Discussion on Design Phase Results | 18.06.2009 | Design Phases - Interaction Design |
| 22.06.2009 | Consultation | 25.06.2009 | Usability Evaluation |
| 29.06.2009 | Consultation | 02.07.2009 | Usability Evaluation |
| 06.07.2009 | Final Presentations | 09.07.2009 | Closing Event |
Examination
An oral examination will take place on July 27th and 28th. Besides the grade for this exam, the evaluated course results are also proportionally included (ca. 40%) in the overall grade of this module.
Thus, the participation in the courses is a prerequisite for the successful completion of this module.
A list of control questions for preparing your examination.
Literature
- Mary Beth Rosson, John M. Carroll: Usability Engineering – Scenario-based Development of Human-Computer Interaction. Academic Press, 2002, ISBN 1-55860-712-9.
- Bill Buxton: Sketching User Experiences - Getting the Design Right and the Right Design. Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 0123740371, 2007.
- Helen Sharp, Yvonne Rogers, Jenny Preece, Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Wiley, 2nd Edition, ISBN 04700186662007, 2007. http://www.id-book.com/
- The slides of the individual lectures can be downloaded here (restricted access)
- Further literature hints are given during the lecture.
Assignments
Download assignment sheets and additional material here (restricted access).
Please register yourself via e-mail (your name, e-mail address, matriculation number and course of studies). Thus, we can plan the accompanying courses in a better way and inform you about any changes.