| CODE | CGS5012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Foundations of Human Digital Technology Use | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Cognitive Science | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will firstly introduce the foundations of human information processing and behaviour including: - perceptual processing (with a focus on vision); - attention; - learning & memory; - emotions; - executive functions; and - decision making. Key individual differences that affect information processing and behaviour (e.g., age, level of education, prior experience with technology, personality) will be highlighted. Secondly, the role of all of the above factors on the adoption of, interaction with, and mode of use of digital technologies will be examined in addition to an introduction to the role of attitudes and motivations in information behaviour. Theoretical frameworks within which human technology behaviour has been studied will also be covered, e.g., Technology Acceptance Model (TAM; Davis,1989). This study-unit will consist of a mix of lectures and seminars during which seminal and/or recent journal articles on relevant topics will be discussed. Study-unit Aims: 1. Introduce the foundations of human information processing and behaviour; 2. Develop a sound understanding of how human information processing capabilities and limitations impact the use of digital technology; 3. Develop an appreciation of the effect of individual differences on the adoption and use of digital technology. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: A. Build a conceptual framework of human information processing in the context of digital technology use; B. Discuss patterns of digital technology use among different communities of users; C. Discuss possible barriers to adoption of digital technology and ways in which such barriers can be by-passed or avoided. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: A. Use theories of human information processing and behaviour, motivations, and attitudes to evaluate the design and likely success of proposed digital technologies; B. Apply methodologies learned to conduct human digital technology use research. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Johnson, J. (2020). Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design. Cambridge,MA, USA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN-13 : 978-0128182024 - Osiurak, F., Navarro, J., & Reynaud, E. (2018) How Our Cognition Shapes and Is Shaped by Technology: A Common Framework for Understanding Human Tool-Use Interactions in the Past, Present, and Future - Frontiers in Psychology, vol 9, article 293. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00293 Supplementary Texts: - Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T. (2015). Cognitive Psychology: A student's handbook. 7th Edition. East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press - Hogg, M. & Vaughan, G. (2018). Social Psychology. 8th Edition. Harlow, UK: Pearson Education Ltd. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Noellie Brockdorff |
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