NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
SEPTEMBER 2020 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: CIT 811

COURSE TITLE: USER INTERFACE DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS

CREDIT: 3 UNITS

TIME ALLOWED: 2 ½ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE(1) AND ANY FOUR(4) OTHERS

1(a) Describe the ways ergonomics is used to achieve efficiency in interface design (3 marks)

1(b) Differentiate between Usability Testing and Usability Engineering (4 marks)

1(c) Mention six types of user interfaces (3 marks)

1(d) Explain the objectives of HCI (4 marks)

1(e) What does Interaction Style mean? (2 marks)

1(f) Enumerate the structural and interactive objects in a user interface design (4 marks)

1(g) Most theories explain emotional response to affective UI design. Give examples of the theories (2 marks)

2(a) Describe five types of user interfaces. (10 marks)

2(b) Explain what you understand by Interaction Design (2 marks)

3(a) Briefly describe the main constituents of a loop of interaction? (8 marks)

3(b) Write short note on user centered design (4 marks)

4(a) What is user interface design? (4marks) 4(b) Describe any three aspects of ergonomics (6 marks)

4(c) What is Ergonomics (2 marks) 5(a) Briefly explain three essentials of interface design (6 marks)

5(b) Give three study fields of application of ergonomics. (3 marks)

5(c) Differentiate between Structural and Interaction elements in GUI design (2 marks)

6(a) Highlight seven components for good user interface design. (7 marks)

6(b) Categorically describe the two main aspects of interaction design (5 marks)