Teaching
The syllabus, detailing the different modules can be downloaded here.
The academic year is split into two semesters. The first semester from 8th September 2008 until 13th March 2009, the second semester and the end of year work experience is from 16th March 2009 until the end of the work experience. The oral defences will take place in September 2009.
During the first semester, the teaching will be of 466 hours of lectures and practical work, and approximately 150 hours of project work (known in France as a chef d'œuvre or “masterpiece”).
The semester is divided into 8 teaching units as follows:
· UE1: Human factors 72 hours (5Ects)
o User models and anthropometric-centred design
o Analysis of situations of use
o Ergonomic/usability evaluation of software, perception and mobility neuroscience
· UE2: Interactive systems engineering 20 hours (3Ects)
· UE3: Foundations of interaction and experimentation 20hrs (3Ects)
· UE4: Design of interactive systems 63hours (3Ects)
o Participatory design
o Interactive systems development process
o User requirements engineering
o Task model engineering
o Accessibility and diversity of users
· UE5: Interaction techniques and application domains 120 hours (7Ects)
o Interaction modalities
o Interactive web
o Groupware, CSCW and Workflow Advanced interaction techniques
o Infography and 2D interaction
o Infography and 3D interaction
o Information representation
· UE6: Software technologies in HCI 123hours (7Ects)
o UML for HCI
o Development of interfaces via software components
o Multimedia interaction
o Web interface technologies
o Prototyping and environments for rapid development
o Advanced programming for interfaces
· UE7: English and enterprise knowledge 46hours (3Ects)
· UE8: End of year project in a group of 3 or 4 students (6Ects)