User-centered Design Approach (5 cr)
Code: TE00CU37-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Technology Industry
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 20
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
- Teachers
- Tarmo Karhu
- Teacher in charge
- Tarmo Karhu
- Groups
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PMECES24Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Course
- TE00CU37
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
User orientation is the first core part of the design point of view: basically, we always design and develop things for others than ourselves. Study course introduces the meaning of empathy, curiosity, and joint communication, based on design practices and design thinking.
CDIO framework is presented as a structural basis for engineering studies.
These issues are deepened in contact meetings and exercises on methods of user understanding and information acquisition.
Our main themes leading to user orientation are
- Physical user, ergonomics, and usability
- Senses in the user experience
- Emotions before, during and after the user experience
- Conceive stage (CDIO) that includes defining user/customer needs
Introduction to User-centered design and CDIO approaches.
User-centered approach will be expanded by the sustainability perspectives, like life and planet centered approaches. Web course YH00CT31 Fundamentals of Sustainable Development 1 ECTS forms a basis for the sustainability knowledge (separate enrolling).
Objective
After the course, the student:
- Can examine the interactions between humans and the physical environment, tools, and processes.
- Can apply various methods that produce user understanding and knowledge.
- Understands the basics of the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) framework.
Content
User orientation is the first core part of the design point of view: basically, we always design and develop things for others than ourselves. Study course introduces the meaning of empathy, curiosity, and joint communication, based on design practices and design thinking. CDIO framework is presented as a structural basis for engineering studies. These issues are deepened in contact meetings and exercises on methods of user understanding and information acquisition.
Our main themes leading to user orientation are
- Physical user, ergonomics, and usability
- Senses in the user experience
- Emotions before, during and after the user experience
- Conceive stage (CDIO) that includes defining user/customer needs
Materials
- Delft Design Guide: Perspectives, models, approaches, methods, 2020
- Donald A. Norman: The Design of everyday things (latest editions)
- McDonough W., Braungart M. Cradle to Cradle. 2002. Remaking the Way We Make Things.
- Sanders, Stappers: Convivial Toolbox, Generative research for the front end of Design, 2014.
- Ulrich, Karl T.; Eppinger, Steven D.; Yang, Maria C. McGraw-Hill Education [2020] Seventh edition. Product design and development, 2020.
Teaching methods
Intro lectures
Hands-on learning
Individual and small group assignments
Exam schedules
No exams. Exercises can be supplemented if necessary based on teacher's feedback.
International connections
Learning by doing and experimenting and sharing knowledge
itsLearning as a learning platform
Sustainable development is one course subject.
Completion alternatives
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Student workload
Exercises
Individual and team work
1 credit = 27 hours of student work, 5 credits = 135 hours of student work, which consists of contact teaching, exercises and independent study.
Further information
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