Human-computer interaction (HCI) deals with how people and automated systems interact and communicate with each other. It's an academic, often theoretical field that overlaps with the User Interface, or UI, and the User Experience, UX, to explore and improve the way that humans interact with the digital world. The field of HCI seeks to understand what it means to be a user of a computer, and by extension, tablets, smartphones, digital personal assistants, and the like, and how to create the kinds of products and services that will work seamlessly. As such, HCI is being utilized by businesses to add value to their enterprise in many different ways. In this course, you'll learn about enhancing the customer experience through HCI and explore possible customer barriers and technical limitations involved. You'll also learn to recognize best practices for developing HCI applications and identify current HCI trends. This course covers the benefits, challenges, best practices, and trends of HCI.

Business tasks that are monotonous, repetitive, and routine are prone to human error, cause boredom, and erode employee motivation. Business automation can reduce risk and save time, and it offers a wide range of other business benefits, including putting employees to better use working on tasks that require creative, critical, and higher ordered thinking skills. Implementing business process automation (BPA) can increase productivity, but it's not suitable for every situation. In this course, you'll learn about BPA, including digital automation, how and where to apply it, and the benefits of successful implementation. You'll also learn how to identify appropriate opportunities, as well as best practices for its use and pitfalls to avoid.