AS 91886 · 3 credits · External
Human computer interaction
Demonstrate understanding of human computer interaction
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You need to show you understand how people interact with computers and other devices through their interfaces. This means explaining how a user interface (buttons, menus, touchscreens, etc.) actually works for the tasks people need to do, and identifying whether interfaces are well-designed by spotting examples of good usability practices.
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What you actually do
- ·Describe how a chosen user interface helps someone do a specific task (what the user wants to achieve)
- ·Identify and explain examples from a real interface that show good usability heuristics (design principles that make things easy to use)
- ·Evaluate an interface by measuring it against usability heuristics to explain what works and what doesn't
- ·Suggest concrete improvements by comparing how different interfaces handle the same task differently
AAchieved
You describe a user interface's role for a task and point out examples of usability heuristics at work in it.
MMerit
You evaluate an interface by judging how well it follows usability heuristics, explaining both strengths and weaknesses.