Syllabus

Credits: 6

Schedule: 09.01.2019 - 05.04.2019

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Rupesh Vyas

Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

III-IV

Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Hands-on assignments and lectures will equip students with a wide range of relevant methodologies and tools to produce and validate user-centred information design. Topics and methods will be adjusted to suit the specific needs of student's projects and interests, however, covered topics will include: Systems thinking, User Study, Personas, Scenario, Heuristic evaluation, Task Analysis, learning from wicked problems, making prototypes and testing the prototypes.

Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

This course focuses on systems design aspects of Information Design, incorporating elements of Information Design, Interface Design and Interaction design. Through the course, students learn to design contextually relevant and user-centric information systems.

During this advanced level Information Design Studio course, there would be an opportunity to experiment and learn from everyday multi-sensorial information inspirations, including sound as the important aspect of information design. During the course, students have to complete a series of assignments, which will support their final project.

Students will develop the topic for their project during the first week, or work on a set of available information design project descriptions. Projects might deal with public data/issues, or arise from personal experiences. This course is meant for Information Design track students of Visual Communication Design, in any study year. However, others may register by discussing with the instructor.

Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

The final outcome is in form of Prototype and Documentation of information design Process. Successful participation includes regular attendance 80% and participation in course discussions and peer feedback sessions. Students will be required to give course feedback in order to successfully complete this course.

Substitutes for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

DOM-E2105

Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

MyCourses

Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5

Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

The order of priority is as follows:

1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major’s or programme’s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major’s or programme’s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject’s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
9. other students.

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