Motivations for studying this course. We will look in more detail at why HCI is important and what might happen if you get it wrong.

The capabilities and limitations of human information processing. You need to know about how humans process information (from their senses): how does visual processing work? What other senses are used? How does human memory operate? These and other questions will be addressed and you will explore how this knowledge can be used to build better interfaces.

Interaction technologies. You will learn about the range of devices and methods available for humans and computers to communicate.

Tools and techniques for user-centred design. This is an Important part of the course. You will learn about and practice using a range of tools that can be used to make sure that users' concerns are at the hearts of the design process.