Examination arrangement

Course content

The course gives an introduction to how to create interactive products and user experiences with technology, microprocessors, sensors, and output units. The course has the following content: 

• Basic concepts about software and hardware
• Open source and open content 
• Development cycles of prototyping and evaluation 
• Methods about how to put together hardware components such as microprocessors, sensors, and output units 
• How to program interactive behavior 
• Basic evaluation procedures grounded on both aesthetic appreciation and technical quality
• Basic programming in Arduino
• Descriptions about interactive user experiences

Learning outcome

Knowledge: 

The candidate

• Can make products interactive with hardware such as microprocessors, sensor, digital output units, and code
• Can make the next generation of interactive user experiences

Skills:

The candidate

• Can put together hardware such as microprocessors, sensors, and digital output units. 
• Can retrieve data from sensors and digital output units
• Can make products interactive with microprocessors, sensors, digital output units, and code.
• Can use open source code and open access content

General qualifications:

The candidate

• Can collaborate on the production of good code
• Can make better interactive products using an iterative design process with prototyping and user testing

Learning methods and activities

There will be a combination of lectures and project work. The students will have to complete individual assignments and a group based project. The individual work is mandatory and consist of the implementation and presentation of an assignment given by the teacher. The group based project is a relatively open assignment where the students shall apply a classic iterative design process with the following phases: 

• User studies 
• Idea and concept development 
• Prototyping 
• Usability testing
• Implementation

The final product will be exhibited and presented. In addition, the students will submit the code, a video, and a final report describing the process and solution. The workload for the group project will be 70% of the entire workload. Students will be encouraged to submit their group projects to local, national and international art, design and technology competitions. The individual assignments have to be passed. The group-based project will be graded. The mark will count 100%.

Further on evaluation

Retake of the course will require new participation/deliverables in all activities. Retake of the examination can be done in the following semester

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Limited to students of Industrial Design Engineering.

Required previous knowledge

TDT4110 - Information Technology, Introduction

Course materials

All necessary course materials will be available on NTNU's learning management system. All necessary hardware will be available to students during the course.