Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing the course, the students are able to:

1. Discuss, plan and justify the involvement of users in design with appropriate vocabulary and theory grounding;
2. Identify and exemplify the main approaches of human-centered design (usability, codesign, user experience, interaction design, design ethnography, accessibility, socially responsible design);
3. Critically evaluate the applicability of various human-centred design approaches in particular cases and contexts;
4. Communicate human-centred and collaborative design-related topics for academic audiences.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 10.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Turkka Keinonen

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 gives an introduction to the vocabulary, background and methodology of usability, design ethnography, user experience, co-design, interaction design, service design, accessibility and socially responsible design. It gives students a covering understanding of the different orientations under the broad umbrella of human-centred and collaborative design. Students learn the backgrounds and fundamentals of the orientations as well as methodological approaches. After the course, the student is capable of discussing the involvement of users in design with appropriate vocabulary and theory grounding. The student learns to understand the applicability of various approaches, be critical with the ways users are involved and user data applied. They learn to find information about human-centred design. After the course, the students know the contemporary topics of research in the area of human centred and collaborative design. The students learn to communicate collaborative design related topics for an academic audience.

  teacher in charge: 2024 Nils Ehrenberg, 2025 Turkka Keinonen

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Essay 55%
  Lightning talks 15%
  Learning reflections 15%
  Active participation 15%

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Course workload 6 ECTS = 162 h 

  • Contact teaching: 50 h
  • Independent studying: 90 h
  • Time to think: 20 h
  • Course evaluation: 1 h 

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Will be announced in the beginning of the course. Available through MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
  2025-2026 Autumn I

  Registration:

  Min. 5, max 60 students.

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