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HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (SMT-273484)

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Course Description:


Human-computer interaction (HCI) is concerned with interactions between human activities and the computational systems that support them, and requires the understanding of and the advocacy for user-centeredness in the development of computer applications and systems. In this course students will learn about cognitive psychology, accessibility standards, user data and task analysis, graphic interface design, ergonomics, and other human factors.

Familiarity with the idea of application design such as one would gain in introductory programming or networking. Familiarity with the use of quantitative data, including graphing, and manipulating data in spreadsheets, such as one might gain in an introductory math or statistics course that uses spreadsheets.

This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Fall 1.

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