Course content

The course is organized around a practical project with iterative design of a graphic user interface. The work includes fast prototyping and usability testing techniques employing paper prototypes and software in the the departments usability lab. Lectures support the project with themes such as: ISO13407 user centered design, ethnographic methods in design, affordances, breakdown, conceptual models, graphic design on screens, simulation and prototyping techniques, usability testing method, interface technologies and user centered design in a corporate perspective.

Learning outcome

The course will introduce the basis and some current research themes in user centered interaction design. Furthermore the course will give students practical experience in user centered design of graphic user interfaces, particularly in small screens and mobile ICT.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and a transdiciplinary project. Iterative prototyping and testing in transdiciplinary groups of designstudents and computer science students resulting in a project report and a short presentation which is the basis for a group evaluation in the course. If there are large differences in workload in a group, individual grades may be given. The report and final presentation must demonstrate an ability to apply the theoretical basis of the field.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

TPD4120 Product Design 4 and TPD4130 Human-Machine Interaction. Limited to students of the Industrial Design Engineering programme.

Course materials

Preece, Rogers, Sharp: "Interaction Design, Beyond Human Computer Interaction", 2nd edition 2007. Handouts.