Software Usability and User Experience (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After the course, the student knows the basic principles of user experience design and evaluation. The student also knows how to implement and evaluate good user experience as well as the most common user experience evaluation methods.The student can apply usability heuristics and design guidelines to user interface design and evaluation.

Content (course unit)

Design principles for user interface design and heuristics in evaluation.
Types of user interfaces, interaction types, and interaction models
Application user experience concept creation, prototyping and evaluation methods.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student knows about the most important design principles for user interface design and heuristics in evaluation. Student is able to implement a user interface using an interaction type and interaction models in a project with guidance. Student is able to create an application user experience concept with guidance. Student is able to use at least one common prototyping and evaluation method in a project with guidance.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student knows and understands the most important design principles for user interface design and heuristics in evaluation. Student is able to implement some types of user interfaces using interaction types and interaction models in projects. Student is able to create an application user experience concept. Student is able to exploit the most common prototyping and evaluation methods in a project.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student knows and understands in depth the design principles for user interface design and heuristics in evaluation. Student is able to implement various types of user interfaces using interaction types and interaction models in projects. Student is able to create diversely application user experience concepts. Student is able to exploit prototyping and evaluation methods in various projects.

Location and time

Every Thursday at 8-11 from September 2nd, 2021 to December 16th, 2021.

Exam schedules

No exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

The grading will be based on the teamwork.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures & exercises once a week remotely via Zoom (Link to be added to the Moodle pages).

All the exercises will be done as a teamwork.

Learning materials

Will be available in the Moodle.

Student workload

Whole couse in total: 5*27 hours = 135 hours.

Division between lectures and independent work:
14 lectures&exercises (3 h each) = 42 hours.
Independent groupwork = 93 hours.

Content scheduling

The course content is roughly divided into following schedule:
1. Period: Designing
2. Period: Testing

Completion alternatives

Not applicable / Credit transfer for studies.