User-Centered Design (5 cr)
Code: IM00BS15-3004
General information
- Enrolment period
- 17.05.2017 - 04.09.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 05.09.2017 - 26.09.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Media and Arts
- Campus
- TAMK Mediapolis
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts
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, handbook.
Teaching methods
Contact teaching, team work, presentations, assignnments.
Learning materials
This course consists lectures, and a lot of Learning by doing. The teacher will instruct about learning materials during the course.
Student workload
In addition to contact teaching and team work the students work with the UX handbook as well.
Content scheduling
Course starts 5.9.2017 in class room 30014
Timing: 5.-7.9. 12.-14.9. 19.9. 26.9. 9-15
Target group understanding and modeling, storyboarding, focus groups, paper prototyping, usability testing basics
Completion alternatives
The student should talk individually with the teacher if the situation demands.
Practical training and working life cooperation
The students will connect to the working life through assignments.
Further information
This course is part of User Experience Design minor. Welcome!
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 UX handbook
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 UX handbook
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 UX handbook