User Interface Design and Ergonomics - National Open University of ...
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UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF USER INTERFACE DESIGN<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
1.0 Introduction<br />
2.0 Objectives<br />
3.0 Main Content<br />
3.1 <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong><br />
3.2 Significance <strong>of</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong><br />
3.3 Types <strong>of</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong>s<br />
3.4 History <strong>of</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong>s<br />
3.5 <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong> Modes <strong>and</strong> Modalities<br />
3.6 Introduction to Usability<br />
4.0 Conclusion<br />
5.0 Summary<br />
6.0 Tutor Marked Assignment<br />
7.0 Further Reading <strong>and</strong> Other Resources<br />
1.0 INTRODUCTION<br />
Having read through the course guide, you will have a general underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> what this<br />
unit is about <strong>and</strong> how it fits into the course as a whole. This unit describes the general<br />
fundamentals <strong>of</strong> user interface design.<br />
2.0 OBJECTIVES<br />
By the end this unit, you should be able to:<br />
Explain the term user interface design<br />
Highlight the significance <strong>of</strong> user interface<br />
Explain the history behind user interfaces<br />
Describe the modalities <strong>and</strong> modes <strong>of</strong> user interface<br />
3.0 MAIN CONTENT<br />
3.1 USER INTERFACE<br />
The user interface (also known as Human Machine <strong>Interface</strong> (HMI) or Man-Machine<br />
<strong>Interface</strong> (MMI) is the aggregate <strong>of</strong> means by which people—the users—interact with the<br />
system—a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tool.<br />
<strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong> is the point at which a user or a user department or organization interacts<br />
with a computer system. The part <strong>of</strong> an interactive computer program that sends<br />
messages to <strong>and</strong> receives instructions from a terminal user.<br />
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