ITM21619 Sketching and Prototyping (Spring 2020)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leaders:
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- Georgios Marentakis
- Susanne Koch Stigberg
- Teaching language:
- See Forms of teaching and learning
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
- Bachelor in Digital Media and Design
Teaching semester
Content
- An introduction to interaction design and the design process
- An introduction to different user interfaces and human computer interaction
- Principles and concepts of user-centered design
- Methods and techniques for sketching and prototyping
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student is
- familiar with important theories and principles for interaction design
- familiar with methods and techniques for sketching and prototyping
- well acquainted with the methodology user-centered design
Skills
The student can
- initiate, organize and perform projects within interaction design
- use sketches to document, communicate and reflect their ideas
- use prototypes to evaluate and improve design concepts
- give constructive design criticism
- work with users and involve them in the design process of new user interfaces
General competence
The student
- can plan, develop and document a design project
- can work on design projects in teams
- has acquired competence in critical reading and reflection
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, seminars, lab exercises and project work.
If students from international partners attend courses, the lectures will be conducted in English.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
4 hours lectures per week, seminars, lab exercises and supervision.
Exam
Group portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising of 3-4 assignments. The assignments must be submitted by given deadlines and in accordance with specifications issued by the course instructor. An individual grade will be awarded on the basis of an overall assessment.
Grading scale from A to F is used.
Examiners
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.
Reading list
- Greenberg, Saul ; Carpendale, Sheelagh ; Marquardt, Nicolai ; Buxton, Bill (2011) Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook
- Houde, S., & Hill, C. (1997). What do Prototypes Prototype? In Handbook of Human Computer Interaction (2nd ed., pp. 367-381). Elsvier Science.