HCI 454

Spring 2017

Craig Miller

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HCI 454 Interaction Design and Information Architecture

Course Overview

Drawing upon theory and principles, students learn how to design effective information structures and user interfaces.

Course Goals

By the end of the quarter, students will be able to:

• Design user interfaces appropriate for various users and devices.
• Produce design documentation including site maps, flowcharts and wireframes.
• Recall and apply common design principles.
• Employ common design methodologies such as card sorting.
• Select appropriate design patterns and user controls.

Tentative Projects

• Two small design projects (individual projects). Design the interaction for two small applications.
• User interface design (individual project). Design user interface for a task-oriented application, using both form-based and command-based interaction styles.
• Information architecture and navigable web site (team project). Construct usable categories based on card sort results. Design layouts and search interaction for information architecture project.