Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)
MAN-MACHINE-SYSTEMMAM041

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. MAM041 overlap following cours/es: MAM061 och MAM061. Optional for: I4, M4, M4fo. Course coordinator: Jonas Borell, Jonas.Borell@design.lth.se, Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi. Recommended prerequisits: MAM023. Assessment: For a passing grade the student must actively participate in the obligatory portions as well as receive a passing grade on a project as well as on a written test. Home page: http://www.eat.lth.se.

Aim
The student shall acquire an overview of interaction design with a focus on the usability oriented design process. The students will, through a mix of theory and practice, acquire skills to design usable interactive products and services.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
The structure of the course is based on the user-oriented design process.

Central areas of the course include:

Interaction design, HCI (Human-computer interaction), usability, cognitive processes, the design process, problem identification, user studies and task analysis, system services, conceptual design, interaction design, graphic design, usability evaluation.

Literature
Preece, J., Rogers, Y. & Sharp, H. Interaction design, Beyond human-computer interaction. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.
Additional material is hand out during the course. All literature is available on the course website .