Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2024-04-16
Effective: 2024-05-08
Main field: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Mandatory for: MVAR1
Elective for: C4-adv, D5-se
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The student shall acquire a good theoretical foundation with regards to contemporary interaction design theory and be able to apply theory as well as evaluate others use of theory within the field of interaction design.
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
Central areas of the course include:
Usability, user experience, human factors, design thinking and philosophical and theoretical perspectives on interaction design and technology, for instance; activity theory, distributed cognition, post cognitive trends and AI, ethnomethodology and situated cognition, and phenomenography and post phenomenography.
Grading scale: UG - (U, G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: Written individual reflections, student led seminar and seminar outline, and project report. For the final grade all parts must be approved.
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.
Modules
Code: 0121. Name: Project Work.
Credits: 4.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Approved project work and approved project report.
The module includes: Project work including the project report
Code: 0221. Name: Individual Reflections.
Credits: 1.0. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Approved written reflections
The module includes: Individual written reflections on literature and seminars.
Code: 0321. Name: Student Led Seminar.
Credits: 2.0. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Assessment: Approved seminar and seminar outline.
The module includes: Student led seminar including a synopsis for the seminar outline and preparatory work such as reading
Admission requirements:
Course coordinator: Christofer Rydenfält,
christofer.rydenfalt@design.lth.se
Teacher: Mattias Wallergård,
mattias.wallergard@design.lth.se
Examinator: Susanne Frennert,
susanne.frennert@design.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.design.lth.se/