User-Centered Design (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to
- design based on user needs
- apply iterative design methods and produce personas, scenarios, use cases, flow charts, storyboards and prototype
- analyse, design and evaluate user-friendly interactive functionality
- develop interactive media concepts in a user-centered way
- collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

User-centered concept development: research, modeling, functional requirements, prototypes, evaluation methods, sustainable development.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Active participation. The quality of the deliverables: team work presentation, learning diary.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, team work.

Student workload

In addition to contact teaching and team work the students work with the learning diary as well.

Content scheduling

Course starts 1.9.2015 9 a.m. in class room Ada
Timing: 1.-3.9. 8.-10.9. 15.-17.9.
Target group understanding and modeling, storyboarding, focus groups, IX basics

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

- Attendance: Low
- Satisfactory quality of the team work and presentation
- Satisfactory quality of the learning diary

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

- Attendance: The student attends most of the contact teaching
- Good quality of the team work and presentation
- Good quality of the learning diary

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

- Attendance: The student attends almost all contact teaching and takes actively part to discussions
- Excellent quality of the team work and presentation
- Excellent quality of the learning diary