Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in the 1st semester.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Objectives:
The objective of the course is to provide the students with an
understanding of the theories and methods of interaction and
graphics design and the ability to apply these theories and methods
for concrete design problems.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the course module will obtain the
following qualifications:
- Must have knowledge and
understanding of interaction design basics,
different interaction models and user input/output modalities and
their interplay
- Must have knowledge about iterative process of
interaction design and user centred methods for design
- Methods for user tests (application)
- Must have an understanding about
conceptualizing interaction
- The use of conceptual modelling (e.g., mental models) in design
(application)
- Must have knowledge about the use of
storyboards and scenarios
- Must have knowledge about the basics of qualitative and
quantitative data gathering, analysis and interpretation
- Must have understanding of designing
interfaces which go beyond the traditional graphical user
interfaces, such as physical and mobile computing
- Must have understanding about the concept of
designing and building lo-fi and hi-fi prototypes as an integral
part of the iterative design process and to evaluate these in user
tests
- Must have understanding of usability test
design including establishing goals and measures such as user
friendliness, learnability, likeability, sociability, playability,
accuracy, speed, etc., for empirical and theoretical methods
- Must have knowledge about the basic theory of
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), including graphic design and
aesthetics
- Must have understanding of the visual
relationships in a composition of GUIs and images
- Must have knowledge about the state-of-the-art
techniques used in graphic design for human-computer
interaction
Skills
Students who complete the course module will obtain the
following qualifications:
- Must have ability to apply a
qualitative approach (e.g., interviewing, contextual
inquiry, etc.) to elicit user needs, preferences and capabilities
in a real world context, analyse and
explain the findings (understanding)
- Design (apply) solutions to interaction design
related problems
- Understanding and applying
how to perform user evaluations, and present basic quantitative
results using descriptive statistics in writing and figures
- Ability to demonstrate (application) the
concept behind the interface design through conceptual models
- Must be able to understand, evaluate and
apply different graphical communication forms such
as typefaces, shapes, contrasts, colors, balance, proportion and
flow
Competences
Students who complete the course module will obtain the
following qualifications:
- Analyse needs of different target groups
- Compare different user-centred evaluation
methods, on a level to decide which of them are applicable and
suitable for certain evaluations
- Apply and evaluate
user-centred evaluation methods
- Apply the iterative method for interaction
design
- Apply graphical design principles in
interaction design
Type of instruction
Refer to the overview of instruction types listed in the start
of chapter 3. The types of instruction for this course are decided
in accordance with the current Joint Programme Regulations. and
directions are decided and given by the Study Board for Media
Technology.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Interaction Design |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam
In accordance with the current Joint Programme Regulations and
directions on examination from the
Study Board for Media Technology:
To be eligible to take the exam the student must have fulfilled:
• handing in of written assignments or the like
• completion of certain – or all – study activities
Note that if admittance to the exam or parts of the assessment is
to be based on written work or exercises, a deadline is stipulated
for when the work must be handed in. If the student hands in a
paper/exercise after the deadline, the student has used an
examination attempt.
Individual oral or written examination with internal censor. The
assessment is performed in accord-ance with the 7-point
scale. |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | With certain aids:
See semester description |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria for the evaluation are specified in the Joint
Programme Regulations. |