TDN4401 Human factors for interaction design

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Engage with fundamental concepts, theories and principles related to human factors, exploring the interaction relationships between user, artefacts and information;

2. 2

   Critically reflect on the historical and socio-cultural context of a range of works through a behaviour-oriented interaction design perspective;

3. 3

   Use cognitive, technical and communication skills to apply human factors analysis methodologies to a range of design solutions;

4. 4

   Communicate findings from human factor discovery/analysis to discuss the contextual impact of tangible and intangible human factors in interaction design;

5. 5

   Examine physical, cognitive, cultural and social factors of target user groups to critically analyse the design motives, methods, processes and results of a design solution;

6. 6

   Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.