Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is a broad area of concern in the software engineering discipline. The maturing area of user interface design within the HCI arena touches upon and incorporates concepts from human factors engineering, industrial design, product usability and assessment, cognitive and social psychology and education technology.

Software User Interface Design refers to the methods and devices that are used to accommodate interaction between machines/computers and the human beings who use them. User interfaces can take on many forms, but always accomplish two fundamental tasks: communicating information from the machine/computer to the user, and communicating information from the user to the machine/ computer.

Interface Design can be the difference between product acceptance and rejection in the marketplace. If end-users feel it is not easy to learn, not easy to use, or too cumbersome, an otherwise excellent product could fail. Good User Interface Design can make a product easy to understand and use, which results in greater user acceptance.

The program is designed to be a technical and practical forum for industry practitioners and software designers.

At the end of this program, students will be able to:

• Apply user centered design process for the development of user interfaces for software applications and electronic appliances.
• Develop and evaluate research methods appropriate for use in indian context for building cross cultural interfaces.
• Develop and evaluate research methods to explore new modalities of interaction to create new forms of interactive experience and expression.