MUO-E0107 - User Experience Design as Career, Lecture, 6.3.2024-24.4.2024

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After this course, the students are able to

a) analyze the position of user experience -related work in an organization,

b) apply a suitable employee inquiry method in workplace setting, and

c) evaluate one’s own approach to improving user experience in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 06.03.2024 - 24.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Marko Nieminen, 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:

    The first part of the course is about studying the work of user experience professionals, and the second part about reflection of one’s own professional approach and career plan.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Participation in all activities of the course, completion of the field research and the reflective report.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    3 cr = 81 h

    Contact teaching (12h): Lectures, Tutoring sessions, Team work presentations

    Independent work (58h): Field research as team work, Peer learning of professional approaches, Reflective report of personal mindset, skillset, toolset, and career plans, Literature study

    Personal reflection (10h)

    Course evaluation (1h)

     

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This is a capstone course for students accepted to USchool. The students are expected to have completed most courses of their USchool minor studies and be near graduation.

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV - V
    2023-2024 Spring IV - V

    Enrollment :

    Registration in Sisu. The course is for USchool students only. Min. 5, max. 16 students.

     

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