User-Centered Web Site Development: A Human-Computer Interaction Approach

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Features

• Flexible pedagogy—HCI material in Chapters 1 - 8 and Web-related material in Chapters 9 - 14.

  • Allows instructors to choose the order of text presentation, teaching HCI and Web site development separately or in combination.

• General overview topics—The text is not bogged down in detail.

  • Allows students to grasp ideas readily and easily.

• XHTML Web development language and Cascading Style Sheets Formatting—Rather than older approaches.

  • Gives students exposure to the latest developments in the standards of working professionals.

• Examples—Over 75 in the text that illustrate good Web site design.

  • Gives students the opportunity to develop Web sites that are attractive and user-friendly.

• Review questions and exercises—Over 250 presented.

  • Allows students to learn by doing; provides instructors with large and small projects for their curriculum.

• Instructor's Manual—Includes answers to all review questions and exercises, sample exams, and teaching tips.

  • Provides instructors with useful information to tailor and enhance their course instruction.

• Companion Web site—Containing regularly updated teaching material, PowerPoint Slides, revised URLs and updates to the bibliography.

  • Enhances students' knowledge regarding the text, and offers instructors more valuable and updated information.

Description

For one-quarter to one-semester undergraduate courses in Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction courses, Web Design and User Interface Design.

This text is the only one of its kind that addresses Human-Computer Interaction as it relates to Web site design. It stresses principles that can be learned, not just implementation techniques. The text provides a working knowledge of Web design, aimed at creating Web pages and sites that are attractive and user-friendly, plus allows students to become familiar with the concepts and terminology of Web design as a basis for further study.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

 1. Human-Computer Interaction: An Overview.


 2. Capabilities of Human Beings.


 3. Know Thy User.


 4. Content Organization.


 5. Visual Organization.


 6. Navigation.


 7. Prototyping.


 8. Evaluation.


 9. Color.


10. Typography.


11. Multimedia.


12. Accessibility.


13. Globalization and Future Trends.


14. Personalization and Trust.


Appendix: XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets.


Index.

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