Course Catalog 2007-2008

IHTE-7106 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, 5 cr
Introduction to human behaviour

Courses persons responsible
Sari Kujala
Sanna Malinen

Lecturers
Sari Kujala

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise - 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - 20 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The course gives basic information of psychology suitable for all students of technology. The goal of the course is to increase the knowledge of human behaviour and how to apply psychology in human-centered design of technology. Main topics: human development, personality, memory and learning, cognition and emotion, communication, creativity, group-behaviour, organizational psychology, designing for special groups, psychology of consumption and aesthetics.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. To learn the foundations of psychology.       
2. To understand human characteristics and behaviour.       
3. To improve interaction skills and capability to meet different kinds of people.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exercises and exam

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 20 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 80 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 60
    Assignments 20
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 10
    Total sum 126

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • The course is arranged in conjunction with the course IHTE-7100 using distance learning methods. The learning platform is Moodle. Students will read study materials and perform activating exercises.

    • Correspondence of content
    IHTE-7100 Introduction to human behaviour

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    Last modified 17.04.2007
    Modified bySari Kujala