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IDG4113

User Centered Design

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New from the academic year 2019/2020

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2020
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement Work

About

About the course

Course content

User-centered design:

-Principles of User-centered design
-Ethics
-User research methods
-Task analysis
-Prototyping methods
-Heuristic evaluations
-Usability evaluations
-Usability testing

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student will have a thorough overview of the methods that exist to ensure high quality user interfaces and products through a user-centered design approach.

The student will have in-depth knowledge of user-centered methods commonly used to deliver high quality usability products.

The student will be able to apply this knowledge to design and optimize the usability of products, services and interactive environments.

Skills

The student will be able to compare, discuss and select appropriate methods for requirements elicitation, design and assessment.

The student will be able to initiate, manage and perform user-centered design work

General competence

The student will be able to analyze and assess the appropriateness of various user-centered strategies and methods in design work

The student will be able to analyze, reflect upon and discuss academic issues related to usability and user-centered design.

Learning methods and activities

-Lectures
-Group work
-Homework Assignments related to Project work
-Project work

Further on evaluation

Project Work (100 %).
Incomplete project work can only be delivered the next time the course is run.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Interaction Design (MIXD)

Course materials

Kathy Baxter, Catherine Courage and Kelly Caine (2015): Understanding Your Users, Second Edition: A Practical Guide to User Research Methods (Interactive Technologies) 2nd Edition. Publishers - Elsevier Science & Technology.
Jakob Nielsen (1994). Usability Engineering. 1st edition. Publishers- Morgan Kauffman.

Subject areas

  • Interaction Design

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Design