Undergraduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Certificate

Students will understand and apply at a basic level HCI domain knowledge:

  1. HCI and usability terms, concepts, principles, and practices.
  2. Problem space definition and conceptual models of interactive products.
  3. User-centered approaches to interaction design as applied to software and the Web.
  4. User profiling and user needs and requirements.
  5. Interface design principles and processes; including related areas of visual design.
  6. Cognitive and information processing.
  7. Processes and life-cycles of interactive product design.
  8. Interactive product evaluation and testing methods, both qualitative and quantitative.

Students will understand and demonstrate at a basic level the design and evaluation of interactive products up to the high fidelity prototype stage:

  1. Interactive product interface design and prototyping based on user/needs assessments.
  2. HCI principles and a user-centered approach to interaction design as applied to software and the Web.
  3. Apply evaluation and usability testing methods to interactive products to validate design decisions.