After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• provide an overview of important current research on navigation/wayfinding;
• design, plan and conduct a HCI-experiment using a mobile GIS as well as analyzing the resulting data;
• explain the core principles of ethics in conducting HCI research;
• reflect on the cons of using ad-hoc surveys in empirical research.

This lecture focuses on empirical methods for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) based on the example of mobile geographic information systems. This includes (but is not neccessesarily restricted to):

• an overview about major research questions regarding wayfinding/navigation (support) of pedestrians;
• an essential understanding of the design, planning (e.g. apriori power analysis) and conducting empirical research;
• basic knowledge about the theory and practice of development and use of surveys;
• data analysis skills for HCI studies;
• research ethics in HCI experiments.

e.g. Lecture, discussion groups, reading groups

The lectures will be held in presence. Upon prior notice, individual sessions can be held in distance learning mode if required by the circumstances.

Oral exam (30 Min.) ONLINE, based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Please note: Depending on situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be possible to sit the oral exams face-to-face.

No special prio knowledge required. Attendees should have an interest in conducting human subject experiments involving mobile geographic information systems.

We strongly recommend to sit lecture and lab within the same semester.