Advanced UI and UX Design (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

• 9/24 : usability definition, benefits, principles and operating models
• 10/24 : human as user (participation in usability tests), interaction, culture and environment and usability evaluation
• 11/24: usability testing, user research, conceptual design and sense of sight and visual observation
• 9-12/24: practice work on the topics discussed in the course. It is carried out in small groups.

The content of the course is divided into three areas: analysis, planning and evaluation.
In the first part, the acquisition of user data is practiced as a basis for planning. In the second part, you practice creating an interactive user interface. In the third part, user interface and user experience evaluation methods are practiced.
- Basics of user orientation and usability
- User research and information acquisition methods
- Design sprints and creating an interactive user interface
- Usability assessment methods and tools
- Design and execution of usability tests

Oppimateriaalit

All course materials and instructions can be found in It'sLearning workspace

Opetusmenetelmät

The course is implemented as face-to-face teaching using electronic work tools with a schedule according to the timetable. The course material is added to It'sLearning as the course progresses and is available to students until the end of the course. In some of the face to face meetings students are participating as users in real user tests of R&D projects of TUAS.

There are several individual exercises during the course related to the topics covered on the lectures.

During the course, a group exercise is carried out , where the things learned during the course are applied to a practical application. A report is produced from the exercise work, which is evaluated as part of the whole. The progress of the exercise is followed with pre-determined milestones.

Some Q&A sessions will be arranged where students can discuss and get a feedback from exercises done during the course.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

There are no exams or re-exam possibilities due to course implementation nature.

Kansainvälisyys

In the course, the basic skills of usability and usability planning are studied. The examples and tasks contain specific application examples. The study course uses source material in English, which gives students the ability to understand international engineering literature, publications, standards, etc. When solving assignments, students are encouraged to work in a team. Digital study material and an electronic learning environment are used in a variety of ways in the course. UX and UI designers' role in sustainable software engineering is discussed.

- Weekly face-to-face meetings with lecture teaching and small group work
- Learning by doing and experimenting (exercise tasks, project work, information search)
- Small group work and peer learning
- Self-study material
- Teacher guidance and examples

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Contact teaching and exercises 30h
Q&A sessions 6h
Personal studying, individual exercises and group work 94h

Lisätiedot

All course materials and instructions can be found in It'sLearning workspace