Investigation of Subjective Experiences

2019/2020

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The project unit will support students in achieving deeper knowledge and skills in cognitive psychology of perception and use this knowledge to concrete problems.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • Understand methods to measure and transform subjective impression.
  • Understand the perceptual and cognitive problems and use these in the project.

Skills

  • Could use methods to measure and transform subjective impression.
  • Could communicate scientific work in the form of a scientific paper and poster in English.

Competences

Can synthesize the above information through the design, execution and statistical analysis of user experiments and/or psychophysical experiments

Can

  • Design and prototype manufacture a product that enhances the interaction between users and the technical system by incorporating advanced knowledge of perception, cognition and/or emotion psychological aspects gained through the design, execution and evaluation of one or more usability test, where the interaction between users and technical systems are analysed.

or

  • Clarify the human perceptual or cognitive performance in one or more modalities and report this for basic scientific use or in relation to specific applications.

Type of instruction

The project is documented by:

  • A scientific paper, written in English
  • A poster, also in English
  • Edited worksheets documenting the various project details

Exam

Exams

Name of examInvestigation of Subjective Experiences
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
ECTS15
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleUndersøgelse af subjektive indtryk
Module codeESNPDPK1P1
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS15
Language of instructionDanish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Electronics and IT
DepartmentDepartment of Electronic Systems
FacultyTechnical Faculty of IT and Design