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K J Somaiya College of Engineering

Department of Computer Engineering

Class: B.E. Computer Engineering Semester: VIII

Subject: Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (Elective)

Number of Students Enrolled: 68Batches: 4

Term work: Term work should consist of at least 8 practical experiments and two assignmentscovering the topics of the syllabus

List of Experiments

It is proposed to complete a project, with a team of minimum 2 and maximum 3.The purpose of the project is focused on User interaction and NOT on theimplementation of the Entire project.

The project will consist of Designing HCI for various projects. The partial list of projectscould be (select ONE from the following):

1. Interface for online shopping website.2. Mall Map3. e learning web site4. Tele-shopping5. Video/ Audio on demand web site6. Online banking7. ATM interface8. Automatic vending machine for Drinks9. Travel reservation system10. Booking of movie tickets11. Route finder 12. Railway enquiry13. Students’ Kiosk for institute’s information14. Interface for waiter for billing (table wise etc.)15. Online buying of books.16. Online trading on Stock market17. Web site for buying Car 18. University web site19. Week end holidays20. Pass port application tracking system

21. Zoo information kiosk22. Museum Information Center 23. Help desk for Hotel24. Hospital Management25. Servicing center for Automobile26. Patients information storage27. Website for Tuition class28. Catering Service ( on-line chef)

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29. Marriage burro30. Placement agency31. Event management32. Web site for Device drivers and service center 33. Just Dial type web site34. Website for promotions of new construction projects.

Students are needed to submit the two versions of the project. The first version will beuser interaction based on non-familiarity of UI principles. The second version will showhow the students have understood the principles of UI. Every experiment will haveconclusion, explain the changes made in version 1 and two. Experiment No. Title

1 Importance of Good Design2 Advantages of Graphical Interface3 Direct and Indirect Manipulation4 Importance of human characteristics, human consideration

5 organizing screen elements6 Visually pleasing composition7 Colors, choosing colors8 Screen navigation and flow

 Assignment 135. Explain technology Considerations in interface Design.36. Explain the user Interface Design process.37. What are possible uses of colors and problems associated with it? Give

guidelines to choose proper color.38. Speech Recognition and speech generation.

 Assignment 2

39. Types windows.40. Components of User Interface, such as Text Boxes, List Boxes, Messages,

Icons, Multimedia41. Explain proper device based control42. What are mental models? Importance of the same in User interface design.

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Experiment No. 1

Objectives: to understand Importance of Good Design

Considering your project as a sample, design user interface screens.

As students are not aware of characteristics of a good interface, there could be lacunasin the interaction screens designed by them.

These could be because of 

1. Not understanding the users’ profile (such as age, educationalbackground etc.), hence not providing the ease of use.

2. The flow of information capturing is not appropriate, as the BusinessLogic is not understood.

3. Physical constraints of the user not understood, screen to crowded withoptions, font size very small etc. No menus, hierarchical ordering of 

information etc.4. Wrong Selection of appropriate type of interaction devices, always use

mouse or pointing devices5. Ambiguous messages.6. No feed back provided for actions or progress7. Less use of graphics8. Wrong/ over usage of colors9. Not organizing the layout properly10. NO testing

You are required to design TWO interaction screens, one without knowing the principlesand one after understanding the principles. The second version should clearly indicate

usage of the principles.

The conclusion should include answers of the questions:43. What do you understand by user Interface?44. Characteristics of a good interface.45. What are the steps involved in designing a Good User Interface?

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Experiment No. 2

Objectives: To understand Advantages of Graphical Interface

Considering your project as a sample, design user interface screens using graphicalinterface.

Comparison of Command line versus Graphical Interface.

You are required to design TWO interaction screens, one without using graphicalinterface, text boxes, combo boxes etc. and one using icons, text boxes, lists etc. Thesecond version should clearly indicate advantages of graphical interface.

The conclusion should include answers of the questions:

46. Advantages of Graphical Interfaces?47. Limitations of Graphical interfaces.

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48. Comparison of Direct and Indirect manipulation