LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Analyze the roles of user experience -related work in an organization.
Apply a suitable employee inquiry method in workplace setting.
Evaluate one s own approach to improving user experience in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 16.03.2022 - 04.05.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Virpi Roto
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, Field research in teams, Individual study. The first part of the course is about studying user
experience work, and the second part about reflection of one's own professional approach.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation on all activities of the course
Completion of the field research and the reflective report
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
81 h
Lectures 4 h: User experience and human-centred design work in companies and other organizations,
Maturity models for organizational development in this area, Inquiry methods for work research
Team work 36 h: Field study in multidisciplinary teams, including planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting company visits and interviews
Team tutoring 2 h: Each team meets their tutor twice for 1 hour
Plenary sessions 6 h: Presentations of the team works, presentations of the individual career reflections
Individual work 20 h: Literature study, reflective report of personal mindset, skillset, toolset, and career
plans
Peer discussion 3 h: A group of students meets to discuss their professional approaches
Personal reflection 10 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lecture materials and readings as announced on MyCourses (or uschool.aalto.fi)
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10 Reduced Inequality
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is available for the USchool students only.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Spring IV-V
2021-2022 Spring IV-V
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E3030
Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts
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