Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering
Database and Web Applications Laboratory
Instance: 2019/2020
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By the end of this class, the student should be able to:

• Understand the concept of User-Centered Design in Interaction Design.
• Describe each stage of Interaction Design Process.
• Understand how and when to use Design Patterns.
• Learn best practices in Interaction Design.

• What is Interaction Design?
• Interaction Design Process
• User Centred Design
• IxD, UX and UI
• Interaction Design Dimensions
• Mental Models
• Interaction Design Principles
• User Interface Elements
• Design Patterns
• What do Interaction Designers Do?
• Wireflows

• Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. D., & Beale, R. (2004). Human–Computer Interaction, Third Edition. Pearson.
• Cooper, A., Reimann, R., Cronin, D., & Cooper, A. (2007). About face 3: The essentials of interaction design. Indianapolis, In: Wiley Pub.
• Preece, J., Rogers, Y., & Sharp, H. (2015). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, Fourth edition. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
• Kalbach, J. (2007). Designing Web Navigation. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
• Saffer, D. (2010). Designing for Interaction — Creating Innovative Applications and Devices. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
• Morville, P., Rosenfeld, L., Arango, J. (2015). Information Architecture: For the Web and Beyond, 4th Edition, O'Reilly Media.
• Moggridge, B., & Atkinson, B. (2007). Designing interactions. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
• Tidwell, J. (2005). Designing Interfaces, Second Edition, O'Reilly Media.

• Andreia Pinto de Sousa, Introduction to Interaction Design, Illustrations presented in class, February 2020
• Interaction Design Foundation https://www.interaction-design.org, last accessed in February 2020
• Nielsen Norman Group Wireflows: A UX Deliverable for Workflows and Apps, last accessed in February 2020
• Nielsen Norman Group Usability 101: Introduction to Usability, last accessed in February 2020
• Nielsen Norman Group 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design, last accessed in February 2020
• Nielsen Norman Group Severity Ratings for Usability Problems, last accessed in February 2020
• Jenifer Tidwell , Designing Interfaces, last accessed in February 2020
• UI Patterns, UI Patterns, last accessed in February 2020
• Martijn van Welie wellie.com, last accessed in February 2020

• An introduction to Interaction Design, by Andreia Pinto de Sousa. Principles, Patterns, and Usability.¹⁾

— LBAW, 2019/20

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