Valid for: 2020/21
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2020-03-30
Elective for: C4-da, D5-se, MD4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The student will gain practical and theoretical knowledge about Usability, and how to evaluate a product concerning this matter.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- Relating methods to various usability goals.
- Overview knowledge over pros & cons of different methods.
Lectures and a project.
Overview of different approaches in user studies and evaluation methods:
Methods and techniques:
Project work, where the students plan, execute and analyze the results, using various evaluation techniques.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Project in combination with a written test.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0118. Name: Usability Evaluation.
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH.
Code: 0218. Name: Project.
Credits: 0. Grading scale: TH.
Assumed prior knowledge: MAMN25 Interaction Design or MAMA15 Interaction Design
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: MAM120
Course coordinator: Forskarassistent Joakim Eriksson, Joakim.Eriksson@design.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.design.lth.se
Further information: Mandatory: Introduction lecture, Workshops, assignments, project-presentation.