Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Foundations: Introduction, Historical evolution of the field, Input-Output channels, Human memory, Thinking, Emotion, Psychology and design of interactive systems, Text entry devices, Display Devices, Devices for virtual reality and 3D interactions, models of interaction, ergonomics, interaction styles, HCI paradigms.

Design Process: Interaction design basics, HCI in the software process, The software life cycle, Usability engineering, Iterative design and prototyping, Design rules: Principles to support usability, Standards and guidelines, golden rules and heuristics, HCI patterns.

Design Process: Implementation support, evaluation techniques, universal design, user support.

Models and Theories: Cognitive models, Socio organizational issues and stake holder requirements. Communication and Collaboration Models: Face-to-face communication, conversation, text based communication, group working. Module

Groupware systems, ubiquitous computing and augmented realities, hypertext, multimedia and World Wide Web.

PYQS of 2024,2023