Course syllabus

Interaktionsdesign, grundkurs
Interaction Design, Basic Course

MAMA15, 7,5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 3
Date of Decision: 2012-04-25

General Information

Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: C1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The student shall acquire an overview of the multi-disciplinary area 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.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• define and discuss interaction design using basic concepts.
• explain the principles of a user oriented design process.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• apply the principles behind a user-oriented design process when designing prototypes of interactive products and services.
• apply basic interaction design techniques when designing prototypes of interactive products and services.
• plan and execute usability evaluation and analysis of interactive products and services.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• suggest and motivate changes of interactive products and services.
• communicate the interactive features of interactive products and services using basic concepts and principles in the field of interaction design.

Contents

Central areas of the course include:

Usability, Cognitive skills, Human factors, The design process, User studies, Usability goals, Conceptual design, Interaction techniques, Graphic design, Usability evaluation.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written exam, individual assignment and approved project. The final grades is based on the exam and the project.

Parts
Code: 0111. Name: Project Work.
Credits: 2,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Approved project work
Code: 0211. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: MAM061, MAMA01

Reading list

• Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, Jenny Preece: Interaction design: Beyond human-computer interaction (3rd edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011, ISBN: 978-0-470-66576-3.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Johanna Persson, johanna.persson@design.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.eat.lth.se/utbildning
Further information: Compulsory parts: introduction lecture, individual assignment, workshop, project presentations, written report.