JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 
HYDERABAD 
IV Year B.Tech. IT I-Sem T P C 
4+1* 0 4 
HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION 
(ELECTIVE - I) 

UNIT - I 
Introduction : Importance of user Interface – definition, importance of good design. Benefits of good design. A brief history of Screen design. 

UNIT - II 
The graphical user interface – popularity of graphics, the concept of direct manipulation, graphical system, Characteristics, Web user – Interface popularity, characteristics- Principles of user interface. 

UNIT - III 
Design process – Human interaction with computers, importance of human characteristics human consideration, Human interaction speeds, understanding business junctions. 

UNIT - IV 
Screen Designing : Design goals – Screen planning and purpose, organizing screen elements, ordering of screen data and content – screen navigation and flow – Visually pleasing composition – amount of information – focus and emphasis – presentation information simply and meaningfully – information retrieval on web – statistical graphics – Technological consideration in interface design. 

UNIT - V 
Windows – New and Navigation schemes selection of window, selection of devices based and screen based controls. 

UNIT - VI 
Components – text and messages, Icons and increases – Multimedia, colors, uses problems, choosing colors. 

UNIT - VII 
Software tools – Specification methods, interface – Building Tools. 

UNIT - VIII 
Interaction Devices – Keyboard and function keys – pointing devices – speech recognition digitization and generation – image and video displays – drivers. 

TEXT BOOKS : 
1. The essential guide to user interface design, Wilbert O Galitz, Wiley DreamaTech. 
2. Designing the user interface. 3rd Edition Ben Shneidermann , Pearson Education Asia. 

REFERENCES : 
1. Human – Computer Interaction. ALAN DIX, JANET FINCAY, GRE GORYD, ABOWD, RUSSELL BEALG, PEARSON. 
2. Interaction Design PRECE, ROGERS, SHARPS. Wiley Dreamtech, 
3. User Interface Design, Soren Lauesen , Pearson Education.