RLMCA383 - Human Computer Interaction

Short Questions Module I

1. What is “User Centered Approach” in System Design?
(OR) Write short note about user centered system
design (Uty Qus)
• Design the for the needs and capabilities of users ;
Understand users ; Think in terms of future users’ tasks…
(Journal Pg 20)
2. Differentiate Interaction and Interactivity
• What is Interaction and What is Interactivity- Examples
(Journal Pg 25 and prepare your own examples)
3. Differentiate between Direct Interaction and Indirect
Interaction
• Direct Interaction - example - ; Indirect Interaction - example
- (Journal Pg 25, 26 and prepare your own examples)

Essay Questions
1. HCI is considered as an interdisciplinary subject.
Justify
What is HCI Application
areas of HCI
Role of Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology,
Anthropology…
State HCI has Science, Engineering and Design aspects.
(Journal Pg 20 – 22 & and generate your own ideas about
role in each area)
2. Discuss how the designers considered the HCI in the
past and how it is considering now. (OR) Explain in
detail about HCI-past and HCI-present (Uty Qus)
What is HCI, Interface vs Interaction,
HCI – priorities in the past and its problems,
HCI – priorities at present and its advantages (Journal Pg
20 – 22 & and draw Fig 2.1)
3. Discuss the relation between HCI and Human
Dialogue.
What is HCI, Features of Dialogue,
Degree of understanding, Agreement on usage of terms,
Agreement on context of communication… (Journal Pg 23,
24)
4. Discuss the purpose of HCI and the approaches to
achieve these goals. (OR) Explain the goals and
purpose of HCI (Uty Qus)
Write on goals & purpose of HCI ;
Approaches – Involve the user, Integrate knowledge and
expertise, Iterative design process.
(Journal Pg 24, 25 – Goals & Purposes)
5. List out the factors involved in HCI and explain how
to address these factors. (OR) Explain the factors in
HCI with neat diagram (Uty Qus)
Factors :Organizational, Environmental, Health and Safety,
User, Comfort…
All factors may not be addressable – so make careful
tradeoffs (Journal Pg 27, 28, 29 – Fig 2.3)
6. With diagram illustrate the execution-evaluation
cycle of Norman’s Interaction Model
 Norman’s Interaction Model (diagram) ;
Execution-evaluation cycle ; Seven stages ; Gulfs of
execution & evaluation (Journal Pg 26, 27 Fig 2.2 & Text Pg
124 - 126)
7. Explain on the various stages in Norman’s
Interaction Model
Norman’s Interaction Model (diagram) ;
Execution-evaluation cycle ; Seven stages ; Gulfs of
execution & evaluation (Give emphasis to seven stages)
(Journal Pg 26, 27 Fig 2.2 & Text Pg 124 - 126)