ITI46314 Interaction Design (Autumn 2015)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 15
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for informasjonsteknologi
- Course Leader:
- Susanne Koch Stigberg
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Prerequisites
Teaching semester
Content
The course consists of three parts:
- HCI theories and models
- Current trends in interaction design
- Methods for experimentation, design and evaluation
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student are familiar with
- central HCI-theories and models
- the development of the HCI field and emerging trends
Skills
The student are able to
- design and conduct experiments with new and existing technology for interaction between humans and machines
- relate own work to existing literature, theories and models
- read and reflect on HCI literature
General competence
Through the course, the student has gained competence in critical reading and reflection. In addition, the student has got experience with project work in groups.
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
The student must during the semester:
- present at least one paper (individual or in a group) and lead a plenary discussion based on this.
- write a scientific paper aimed at publication.
- complete at least one project which includes design, implementation and evaluation of new or existing technology for human-machine interaction.
Coursework requirements must be accepted to qualify for the exam.
Exam
Individual oral exam
Individual oral exam based on the course curriculum, the scientific paper produced by the student and the student project. Duration approx. 30 min. No aiding tools allowed.
Assessment on the A - F grading scale.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Mid-term evaluation (voluntary)
- End evaluation (compulsory)
The lecturer compiles a report based on the evaluation forms filled in by the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is the discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.
Reading list
- Rogers, Preece and Sharp (2015): Interaction Design: Beyond Human - Computer Interaction. Wiley, 4th ed. ISBN: 9781119020752
- Lövengren and Stolterman (2007): Thoughtful Interaction design. ISBN: 9780262622097
- The curriculum will be supported by material (scientific papers) during the semester. The material will be posted on the learning platform - Fronter.