Software Engineering BSc/MSci
Human-centred Systems Design and Evaluation (H) COMPSCI4014
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Computing Science
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The aims of the course are:
to offer students the opportunity to become familiar with one of the most important interaction paradigms;
to enable students to become skilled in the use of techniques and tools for modelling, implementing and evaluating interactive systems;
to enable students to apply the theories, techniques and tools presented in the course via challenging exercises which combine design, implementation and evaluation.
Timetable
Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial per week.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Examination 75%, Coursework 25%.
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
The aims of the course are:
to offer students the opportunity to become familiar with one of the most important interaction paradigms;
to enable students to become skilled in the use of techniques and tools for modelling, implementing and evaluating interactive systems;
to enable students to apply the theories, techniques and tools presented in the course via challenging exercises which combine design, implementation and evaluation.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe the key problems in interaction design;
2. Represent and reason about interaction designs;
3. Design, implement and evaluate a simple interactive system using appropriate technology;
4. Use formal, experimental and analytic techniques for evaluating interaction;
5. Discuss how the lecture material fits within the whole area of HCI research and practice.