Design with Users for Mobile Context
2025/2026
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Disclaimer.
This is an English translation of the module. In case of
discrepancy between the translation and the Danish version, the
Danish version of the module is valid.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the project module is to introduce the students to
collaboration with users in an interaction design process, where
the focus is on the involvement of future users early in the
process based on needs in a mobile use context. Decisive emphasis
is placed on empirical assessments of the product design, where the
focus is on an iterative design process. Furthermore, the aim is
for the process to be translated into an interactive mobile
prototype. In the project, emphasis is placed on working with both
qualitative and quantitative methods in the collaboration with the
users, and the developed interactive product must be able to be
anchored in the empirical work with the users. The subject of the
project can be diverse, but the aim should be that the users and
the context of use are accessible to the project.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- must be able to demonstrate knowledge of collaboration with users in all key phases of an interaction design process (cf. Co-Design traditions), including early focus on users, needs, in a mobile context, empirical assessment and iterative design
Skills
- must be able to organize and implement a co-design process, including establishing a collaboration with specific users on a specific problem, and preparation of an interactive mobile prototype through iterative design and assessment
- must be able to justify the design of the prepared interaction design in specific empirical needs in relation to a mobile context
Competences
- must be able to prepare an interaction design that is firmly rooted in the needs of users in a mobile context, and be able to reflect on a Co-Design process
Type of instruction
Project work
Extent and expected workload
The student is expected to spend 30 hours per ECTS, which for this activity means 450 hours.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Design with Users for Mobile Context |
| Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
| ECTS | 15 |
| Permitted aids | Aids are permitted during the preparation of the project, but not during the exam. Rules regarding AI are mentioned on the semester page in MOODLE |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | External examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Contact: Study Board for Computer Science via cs-sn@cs.aau.dk or 9940 8854
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Design med brugere til mobil kontekst |
| Module code | DSNIXDB431 |
| Module type | Project |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 15 |
| Language of instruction | Danish and English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Interaction Design |
| Study Board | Study Board of Computer Science |
| Department | Department of Computer Science |
| Faculty | The Technical Faculty of IT and Design |
