ID7502 Human Computer Interaction ASSIGNMENT 1 ACADEMIC ESSAY Trimester 1, 2022 Due Date: Presentation: In class time 24 March Essay: Midnight 24 March Total Marks: 25% Prepared by: Dr Marta Vos ASSIGNMENT This assignment requires you to research and critically evaluate a topic in the field of Human Computer Interaction. TOPIC Describe, question, debate and evaluate and an area of new technology in relation to human computer interaction design and methods. Interactive designers aim to create interfaces that are faster to learn, more efficient to use, and provide more satisfactory user experiences. New technology offers continuous advancement in these areas. Arguably this progression is most effectively achieved when it is directed by: clear understanding of goals, users, and the research methods that come to us through the study of human computer interaction. Reflect on the varied ways that humans interact with computers in an area of your choice. Consider the progression and potential of interfaces that are designed for users in this area. Produce a short essay and a presentation for the class. Some possible topics of interest are listed below.

• Ambient interaction
• Multitouch interfaces
• Natural language and vision-based interface
• Augmented Cognition
• Multi-modal interfaces
• Non-Verbal Interfaces
• Task analysis
• User Profiling and Individual Differences between Users
• User state detection (emotional, cognitive, motivational)
• Affective User-centered analysis, design and evaluation
• Affective Interfaces/ Systems/ Application/ Interaction
• Object/Target Detection/Tracking/ Recognition/Classification
• Threat/Event recognition
• Wearable computing
• Combining visible & non-visible signals
• Multimodal Facial Recognition
• Information Retrieval/ Extraction/filtering
• Text mining and summarization
• User Modeling & Personalization
• Cognitive models for web design
• Information fusion from disparate sensors
• HCI in Mobile, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing Contexts
• Digital Human Modeling

• Ecological Interfaces
• Real-Time motion synthesis
• Motion Capture Techniques
• Facial animation
• Rendering
• Visualization methods and techniques

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Analyse and critique interaction design products, methods utilising current theory and standards.

1. Appraise, select and implement appropriate data gathering techniques in order to interpret and analyse a user problem.

DATE DUE Essay: Midnight Thursday 24 March. Essay must be submitted to Turnitin on Moodle. Presentation: Class time 24 March. ASSIGNMENT FORMAT The following notes provide you with some guidance on the writing of the essay:

1. Decide on an essay topic
2. Find recent journal articles or conference papers on the topic
3. Discuss these with your tutor and the class.
4. Look at related references
5. Write an essay title choose wisely look at conference and journal articles to get ideas
6. Discuss the current research in the topic area.

1. Define and describe all concepts used (ie dont say something without evidence such as a citation to validate the claim).
2. Compare and contrast different research in the topic area where appropriate.
3. Identify the possible impacts of the current research findings.
4. Use APA 7^th edition citation and referencing.
5. Present your findings to the class.
6. The essay should be approximately 1200 words in length.

Use academic resources these can be found through academic bibliographic databases such as Proquest, ACM, your textbooks, and links listed on worksheets distributed in class MARKING SCHEDULE ID7502 ASSIGNMENT 1 This assignment is 25 % of your overall grade for this paper Student name: Student Id: Marked by:

Task	Evidence Judgement	Mark allocation	Comment
Essay Title	Title is clear and describes content.	5
Essay Content, Concepts, Comparisons, impact	Essay demonstrates thorough research has been undertaken. Comparisons and impacts have been considered. Arguments are developed and backed with examples.	50
Presentation	Students present ideas and findings to class. Presentation covers the scope of the essay, is clear and provides a sound overview of topic.	20
Essay Structure content organization	Format demonstrates good development and finish. A clear structure has been developed.	10
Referencing	Research has been undertaken from a variety of appropriate sources and referenced using APA 7th edition style.	10
Presentation of Essay	Essay has been proof read is clear and well laid out.	5
Total		100

Final Grade: Comments: Marking Notes In order to receive full marks for any item a student will have to perform exceptionally in that category with no flaws. Half marks indicate that the student has performed adequately in that category. Due Date and Time Essay: Midnight Thursday 24 March. Essay must be submitted to Turnitin on Moodle. Presentation: Class time 24 March. Submission Upload your document to the Turnitin box for Assignment 1. Extensions Extensions of time will be granted for students who have an acceptable documented reason for not completing the assessment by the specified date. Grading This comparison is worth 40% of the total paper and is marked out of 100. Plagiarism A Turnitin similarity of over 10% is not recommended. Turnitin will be open and available for submission before the assignment is due. You are encouraged to check your assignment to ensure it meets this standard. Assignments You are required to hand in assignments on the date and times specified in the course outline. If an assignment is not handed in by the due date a mark of zero will be recorded. See the Opportunities for Further Assessment section of the student handbook for the process to apply for a further assessment. It is your responsibility to ensure that your assignment complies with the Whitireia policy relating to plagiarism as stated in its Assessment Misconduct Policy. All assignments must be attempted to pass this course.

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