Course - Introduction to user - centered design - IDG1362
IDG1362 - Introduction to user - centered design
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home Exam
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Exam | 100/100 | 3 hours | A |
Course content
The core of this course is to introduce the students for Design Thinking and they will learn to use it by identifying a problem or a need in a software interface for a defined group of users. The students wil then develop suggested solutions through using creative techniques and make sketches and prototypes and in a systematic way, test these solutions on the primary users of the software. After that, the whole process is repeated partly or as a whole to develop the understanding of iterative and human-centered design methods and thinking.
Topics:
Iterativ user-centered design
Personas and user stories
Development of scenarios
Universal design
Creative techniques
Sketching and prototyping
Systematic User Testing
Learning outcome
Learning outcome knowledge:
After completing the course, the student will have the following knowledge:
Have fundamental knowledge about what user-centered design is and what phases, methods and principles that is at the core of this design thinking
Have fundamental knowledge about the term user experience, and user interface
Have fundamental knowledge about regulations regarding research ethics and GDPR as it relates to a researcher handling possible person-sensitive data
Learning outcome skills:
After completing the course, the student will have aquired the following skills:
Be able to analyse a end-users needs with regards to a software based system and map out problems with the current solution
Be able to make sketches and prototypes
Use creative techniques to develop solutions to established problems
Ability to participate in a group-based project
Ability to document a design project in a simple formal report.
Learning outcome general competence:
Analyze and agree on a project topic/task as a group and execute the work according to the syllabus
Recruit representative end-users that suits the task at hand and perform a test among this group.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, group work.
Compulsory assignments
- Obligatoriske arbeidskrav - 6 arbeider
Further on evaluation
Assessment:
Written exam at the end of the semester. Letter grade A-F
Compulsory submissions:
There are 6 compulsory work requirements in the course, all of which must be approved to take the exam.
Specific conditions
Compulsory activities from previous semester may be approved by the department.
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Graphic Design (BMED)
Interaction Design (BIXD)
Programming (BPROG)
Web Design (ÅRWEB)
Web Development (BWU)
Required previous knowledge
Requires admission to study programs:
Bachelor in Web Development, Bachelor in Interaction Design, Bachelor in Programming and the one year program in Informatics.
Course materials
Course material will be disclosed at the start of the course.
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2020
Language of instruction: English
Location: Gjøvik
- Design Methodology
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home Exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Digital exam Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Home Exam (1)
100/100
A
Release
2020-12-01Submission
2020-12-01
09:00
INSPERA
12:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS Home Exam 100/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
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