SCHOOL

Engineering

ACADEMIC UNIT

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

LEVEL OF STUDIES

Undergraduate

COURSE CODE

ECE_ΓΚ904

SEMESTER

9

COURSE TITLE

Interactive Technologies

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS

CREDITS

Lectures and tutorials

3 x 13 weeks

3

Project work

2 x 2 weeks

2

Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d).

5

COURSE TYPE

general background,
special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development

specialised general knowledge and skills development

PREREQUISITE COURSES:

Suggested course: Internet programming

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:

Greek/English if there is enough number of visiting students

IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

Yes

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/modules/auth/opencourses.php?fc=65

Learning outcomes

The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described.

Consult Appendix A

·     Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area

·     Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B

·     Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, the student should be familiar with fundamental principles of human computer interaction and in general human interaction with technology. The student should be aware of current interactive technologies as well as of the principles of design and evaluation of interactive systems. Further objective is to engage students in collaborative design and development of interactive systems through group work.

Competences: Design and evaluation of interactive systems following a human-centered design and evaluation approach. The students should be able to compile an evaluation study report according to international standards.

Pre-requisites: Good knowledge of technologies and tools for development of interactive systems is needed, e.g. web development, or java or python.

General Competences

Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim?

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology

Adapting to new situations

Decision-making

Working independently

Team work

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project planning and management

Respect for difference and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Criticism and self-criticism

Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

……

Others…

…….

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology, Decision-making, Project planning and management, Working independently, team work.

1. Introduction, overview of human-computer interaction and design of interactive systems

2-4. Methods and rules of interactive systems design, Usability Engineering, Evaluation of interactive systems, Tools and methods of interactive systems specification and prototyping.

5-8. Modeling of human as a user of computer system - Cognitive models of perception,

attention and memory, knowledge representation and organization, Mental models, cognitive user models, distributed cognititve models. Models of interaction

9-12. Interactive technologies - Interaction Style, Physical Man-machine interfaces, Haptic interaction, Introduction to collaborative technology and technology for people with disabilities

DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.

Face to face

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students

Learning management system used: eclass

Cloud-based resources : wireframe prototyping tools.

TEACHING METHODS

The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc.

The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS

Lectures (2 hours per week) using slides, including tutorials during which typical problems are solved while students are asked to solve problems either individually or in small groups. Similar problems are given to solve during the tutorial or at

home. Finally, an interactive application evaluation and re-design problem is tackled during project group work in groups of 2-3 students.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation procedure

Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other

Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students.

Final Written Examination. The students who are eligible for the final examination participate in a 2-hour test. In the event of failure, students are allowed to take part in the resit exam of September. The final exam may involve 24 hour take home essay preparation to be submitted and presented orally, on an issue related to one of course topics.

The final grade of the course is based on the following grades: The final examination (TH), The grade of teamwork-project (PR), Tutorials (TU).

Final course grade = TH * 0,6 + TU * 0,2 + PR * 0,3

This formula applies only if the grade of final theoretical examination is >=  4.

- Suggested bibliography: textbook:

-          Ν. Αβούρης, κ.α. Εισαγωγή στην Επικοινωνία Ανθρώπου-Υπολογιστή, Εκδόσεις Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Πάτρα  2016.

-          online resoues (tutorials and cloud resources)

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