Introduction to User Experience Design (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student is able to start a simple user experience design project.

Content (course unit)

Basics of user experience design, user research, concepting, prototyping and testing.

Location and time

Course starts 27.9.2022 at 3 p.m. Distance learning. Reserve Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (from 3 to 5 p.m.) for the online meetings with the teacher and student group. The students need own device and web cam.

Exam schedules

No tests, but assignments

Assessment methods and criteria

Active attendance, quality of the presentations and assignments

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures (online), team work, exercises and self-study.

Learning materials

Teachers will instruct about reading materials during the course

Content scheduling

Introduction
User experience design basic terms and techniques
User research methods and exercises
User-centric concepting: Introduction to the process and tools
Prototyping and testing basics

Completion alternatives

The student should talk to the teacher individually if situation demands

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

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

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

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