User-Centered Design (5 cr)

Materials

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Further information

Evaluation methods include continuous feedback (from teacher), self-assessment, and peer evaluation.

Employer connections

- small group project

Virtual portion

3

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.
- lectures and quidance 8 h
- exercises and workshops 20 h
- assignments 72 h
- independent study 35 h
Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The evaluation is based on the quality of the four workshop implementations (a total of 80 points). In addition, all the quizzes must be passed. For the grades 1 and 2, you need to get 20 and 30 points, respectively.

To pass the course, you know the basics of user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience. In addition, you can design a simple user interface based on a requirement definition of an idea.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

For the grades 3 and 4, you need to get 50 and 70 points, respectively.

You know the theory on user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience. You can design a user interface and a clickable prototype based on a requirement definition.

RDI portion

2

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

For the grade 5, you need to get at least 85 points.

You demonstrate mastery of the theory on user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience in a versatile manner. You can design an extraordinary user interface for a clickable prototype based on a requirement definition.

Teaching language

en

Teaching methods

- lectures (both f2f and online => hybrid implementation)
- independent study and distance learning
- small group learning (workshops)
- exercises, quizzes, and learning tasks
- final seminar

Location and time

Online (Zoom/Teams) and f2f (Dynamo building)

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5

Qualifications

Previous experience of software development is needed.

Content

The key topics are:
- Concepts, models, methods, procedures, and processes for user-centered design and development of systems and services
- Designing and delivering user experience (UX)
- User interface construction
- Usability evaluation

Objective

You understand the terminology and principles of human-centered design. You can apply tools to create an user interface and a clickable prototype, and use usability evaluation methods to gather user requirements and feedback for software development .