Engineering Interactive Systems (EIS)

Course Description

Computers have evolved from batch processors towards highly interactive systems. This offers new possibilities but also challenges for the successful design of the interaction between human and computer.  Interactive system are socio-technical systems in which users perform tasks by leveraging interactive technologies in a specific context in order to achieve specified goals and outcomes. 

This course introduces key concepts and state-of-the-art engineering principles for interactive systems along the entire lifecycle. Specifically, the human-centered design process will be connected to established concepts from the software and information systems engineering field. Students understand how the underlying principles are connected and are able to select and apply state-of-the-art methods, techniques and tools for the successful engineering of interactive systems. 

The course is complemented with an engineering capstone project, where students in a team create a running software prototype of an interactive system.

Some sessions of this lectures will take place in person. As room capacity is limited we need to be able to judge attandance. We therefore kindly ask you to sign up to the Ilias page. In case of overcrouding students that signed up to the Ilias page will get preferential entry. In any case all lecture material including lecture slides, recordings for self-study sessions and quizes will be available through Ilias.

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to introduce key concepts and principles as well as state-of-the-art methods, techniques and tools of modern interactive systems engineering. We look at interactive systems from an end-to-end perspective, covering the key phases of discovery, design, development, and operations. The lecture is complemented with a capstone project, where students apply the knowledge from the lecture and develop a prototypical interactive system by themselves.

When students have successfully completed this course, they should be able to:

• describe key concepts and principles of modern interactive systems engineering along the entire lifecycle
• explain and apply design & development methods, techniques, and tools
• build an interactive system using state-of-the-art technologies in a team

The course is offered by the Institute of Information Systems and Marketing (IISM) at the Department of Economics and Management of KIT. It is designed for master students in industrial engineering & management as well as information systems. Students from other disciplines (e.g. computer science, mechanical engineering) are also invited to participate.

Course Requirements

The course is offered by the Institute of Information Systems and Marketing (IISM) at the Department of Economics and Management of KIT. It is designed for master students in industrial engineering & management as well as information systems. Students from other disciplines (e.g. computer science, mechanical engineering) are also invited to participate. 

Contact: Sven Scheu