The lecture introduces the fundamentals of human-computer interaction. Upon completion of the module, students will have a basic knowledge of the field of human-computer interaction. They will have mastered basic techniques for evaluating user interfaces, know basic rules and techniques for designing user interfaces, and have knowledge of existing user interactions and interfaces. You will be able to apply these basic techniques, e.g. to analyse user interfaces of computer systems and to synthesise existing designs into alternative, better solutions. The lecture is based on internationally used standard literature. The lecture slides are in English and the course is in English. Exams will be bilingual.
Basic course information:
- Stammmodul/Core Module in Bachelor or Master Informatik/Computer Science (PO 2015, 22, 23),
- Wahlmodul in Master Informationswirtschaft/Wirtschaftsinformatik
- Advanced Mandatory Module Computer Science Master
- 6 ECTS Credit Points, 2+1 SWS Lecture and exercise (Informatik, Informationswirt/Wirtschaftsinformatik, Computer Science)
- More information at http://www.teco.kit.edu/education
- Recording and Translation via Lecture Translator
- Lecture: 50.34, -101 , every Tuesday, 8:10-9:30, every Wednesday 9:45-11:15 if there is no Exercise
- Exercise: 50.34 -101 every Wednesday 9:45-11:15 if there is no exercise. We will use exercise tasks which you have to submit using ILIAS at certain deadlines announced via ILIAS. These submissions will be reviewed and graded by our staff members and are used to judge if you passed the Exercise (“Übungsschein”).
- Note: We will review each submission after the deadline and rate it with passed (=submitted and quality is fine), not passed (=not submitted or not submitted in time) or ask for more (email to your student mail address). Only those who pass all three mandatory tasks will receive the Exercise sheet and be eligible to write the exam.
- Language of the exam: German and English, both for questions and answers
- Exam dates : to be annouced
- Exam modalities: written exam, 1.5 hour exam total, 1 hour for working, no aids are permitted, previous exams are available via Fachschaft, all questions are in English and German, exam answers can be provided either in English or German
Topics are:
- Human perception (physiological basics, human senses, shape)
- Human information processing (HIP models, psychological foundations, action processes)
- Design fundamentals and design methods, principles, guidelines and standards for the design of user interfaces.
- Design analysis of human-machine interaction
- Fundamentals and examples for the design of user interfaces and methods for modelling user interfaces
- Studies: Evaluation of human-machine interaction systems (tools, evaluation methods, performance measurement, study design and implementation).
Books used in the lecture (follow the links to the online version of the books in the library):
Major book: David Benyon: Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to HCI and Interaction Design. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc; 2nd Revised edition; ISBN-13: 978-0321435330
Parts from: Jenny Preece: Interaction Design
Parts from: Steven Heim: The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design. Addison Wesley; ISBN-13: 978-0321375964
Literatur (follow the links to the online version to the KIT libarary)
David Benyon: Designing Interactive Systems: A Comprehensive Guide to HCI and Interaction Design. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc; 2nd Revised edition; ISBN-13: 978-0321435330 (auch: auf academia.edu)
Jenny Preece: Interaction Design
Steven Heim: The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design. Addison Wesley; ISBN-13: 978-0321375964
ILIAS
All slides and script and videos of SS 2025
Chapter 0: (*) Lecture Organization
- (*) Vorlesungsfolien Orga / Lecture Slides Organization
Chaper 1: (*) Introduction
Chapter 2: (*) Observation
All documents marked with (*) are mandatory. Chapters with (*) are mandatory. The current chapters from the Benyon book have now been converted to the online version of the book. The old book chapters are still accessible until the exam. Although the two versions differ somewhat, both are sufficient for preparing the material.
All slides and script and videos of SS 2024
Chapter 0: (*) Lecture Organization
- (*) Vorlesungsfolien Orga / Lecture Slides Organization
Chaper 1: (*) Introduction
Chapter 2: (*) Observation
Chapter 3: Human Information Processing (HIP)
Chapter 4: (*) Perception
Chapter 5: (*) Design Analysis
Chapter 6: (*) Design
Chapter 7 Interface
- Dix, A. (2021). Designing User Interactions with AI: servant, master or symbiosis.
- Licklider, J. C. (1960). Man-computer symbiosis. IRE transactions on human factors in electronics, (1), 4-11.
- Greenberg, S., & Witten, I. H. (1985). Adaptive personalized interfaces—A question of viability. Behaviour & Information Technology, 4(1), 31-45.
- Leah Findlater and Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Design Space and Evaluation Challenges of Adaptive Graphical User Interfaces in AI Magazin Usable AI.
- Schmidt, A., Beigl, M., & Gellersen, H. W. (1999). There is more to context than location. Computers & Graphics, 23(6), 893-901.
- L. Feldman Barrett and J.A. Russell, Independence and bipolarity in the structure of current affect, 1998, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(4), p. 116 (https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.74.4.967).
- Nielsen, J. (1994). Guerrilla HCI: Using discount usability engineering to penetrate the intimidation barrier. Cost-justifying usability, 245-272
All documents marked with (*) are mandatory. Chapters with (*) are mandatory. The current chapters from the Benyon book have now been converted to the online version of the book. The old book chapters are still accessible until the exam. Although the two versions differ somewhat, both are sufficient for preparing the material.
Kapitel 0: (*) Organisatorisches
Kapitel 1: (*) Einleitung
Kapitel 2: (*) Beobachtung (Observation)
Kapitel 3: Human Information Processing (HIP)
Kapitel 4: (*) Perception
Kapitel 5: (*) Design Analysis
Kapitel 6: (*) Design
Kapitel 7 Interface
- Dix, A. (2021). Designing User Interactions with AI: servant, master or symbiosis.
- Licklider, J. C. (1960). Man-computer symbiosis. IRE transactions on human factors in electronics, (1), 4-11.
- Greenberg, S., & Witten, I. H. (1985). Adaptive personalized interfaces—A question of viability. Behaviour & Information Technology, 4(1), 31-45.
- Leah Findlater and Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Design Space and Evaluation Challenges of Adaptive Graphical User Interfaces in AI Magazin Usable AI.
- Schmidt, A., Beigl, M., & Gellersen, H. W. (1999). There is more to context than location. Computers & Graphics, 23(6), 893-901.
- L. Feldman Barrett and J.A. Russell, Independence and bipolarity in the structure of current affect, 1998, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(4), p. 116 (https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.74.4.967).
- Nielsen, J. (1994). Guerrilla HCI: Using discount usability engineering to penetrate the intimidation barrier. Cost-justifying usability, 245-272
Alle mit (*) markierten Unterlagen sind Pflichtunterlagen. Chapters with (*) are mandatory. Die aktuellen Kapitel aus dem Benyon-Buch sind nun auf die Online-Version des Buches umgestellt. Die alten Buchkapitel sind noch weiterhin bis zur Klausur zugreifbar. Beide Versionen unterscheiden sich zwar etwas, sind aber beide für eine Vorbereitung des Stoffs ausreichend.
The current chapters from Benyon are now mostly taken from the online book version. The old book versions are still accessible. Either of those chapters – although slightly different – are sufficient for exam preparation.
