About the book

Description

Human-Computer Interaction is becoming ever more important as a means of achieving competitive IT product designs. A growing field of employment for IT graduates and others, HCI helps students to focus upon how best to design interactive systems that are productive and pleasurable to use. Looking at both good and bad designs, they will soon appreciate how crucial it is that systems be built with an eye on their intended use.

Providing concise yet full coverage for a one semester course, the examples and activities are efficient exam preparation tools for computing students on an introductory HCI course.

Developed with support from Global Campus and Middlesex University Press.

Benefits

Ample visual examples of interfaces produced in full colour.
''Activities'' require students to try out aspects of the material which have just been explained, or invite them to consider something which is about to be discussed. A formal answer is provided, in the final section of each chapter
''Computer activities'' are flagged in the text and found on the accompanying website corresponding to the chapter in question.
''Review questions'' are located at the end of the chapters, and these invite students to consider whether they have achieved the learning outcomes of the chapter.

Serengul Smith-Atakan would like to thank her academic colleagues Richard Butterworth and Bob Fields for their contribution to the website.