LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course, you know the basic methods for user research.
You are comfortable with reading academic articles and can write and reference
an academic essay properly.
You can list and describe different methods used in the early stages of
User-Centered Design process.
You can analytically select appropriate method for a given user research problem.
You know how to apply common user research methods in a simple field study.
You can find and analyze user data, and produce relevant new information.
You can concisely present research results and user knowledge to an audience.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 04.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Marko Nieminen, Mika P. Nieminen
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 course introduces the most common user research methods for early stage product and service design, and provides tools to analyze and visualize the gathered data to fuel product and service design.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Individual assignments (50%) and group work (50%).
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures and workshops 20h, reading study materials 10h, writing and reviewing assignments 30h, group work 75h.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 Autumn I - II