Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Opinto-opas 2013-2014

User Experience, 50 cr

Type of the study block

Advanced Studies

Contact

Jarmo Palviainen, Timo Saari, Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila

Learning Outcomes

- The student can apply the findings of multidisciplinary research from both academic and professional sources. The student has basic skills in the research of user experience.
- The student understands the main factors and theories related to user experience of interactive products and services. The student can take into account the user needs and characteristics in human-technology interaction.
- The student can design, implement and evaluate interactive systems according to human-centered design principles and processes, taking into account the goals of good user experience.
- The student can apply different user interface styles and interaction techniques to different contexts of use and application domains, including mobile and pervasive computing.
- The student knows the central methods and principles of user experience research and design, including the principles based on psychology.
- The student knows the central processes and methods of software engineering, and can apply user experience knowledge in software engineering processes.

Content

Compulsory courses

Course Credit points Class
TIE-40106 Psychology of Pervasive Computing 5 cr III  
TIE-40206 Cross-Cultural Design 3 cr III  
TIE-41106 User Interface Design 5 cr III  
TIE-41206 Human-Centered Product Development 5 cr IV  
TIE-41306 User Experience: Design and Evaluation 5 cr IV  
TIE-41406 Human-Centered Design Project 5 cr V  
TST-01306 Master’s Thesis Seminar 1 cr IV  
TST-01406 Master’s Thesis Seminar Presentation 0 cr V  
YHTTAY-40010 Multimodal Interaction 5-10 cr IV  
YHTTAY-40020 Usability Evaluation Methods 5 cr III  
Total 39 cr  

Optional Compulsory Courses

Must be selected at least 5 credits of courses

Course Credit points Alternativity Class
TIE-13106 Project Work On Pervasive Systems 5-10 cr 1   V  
TST-01606 Demola Project Work 5-10 cr 1   V  

1. TIE-13106 Project Work in Pervasive Systems and TST-01606 Demola Project Work are alternatives to each other.

Complementary Courses

Any master level courses offered by Pervasive Computing can be selected as complementary courses. Any TAUCHI-course with code YHTTAY-4XXXX can be selected as a complementary course.

Should be completed to the minimum study module extent of 50 ETCS

Course Credit points Class
ELT-61500 Health Care Technology 5 cr IV  
SGN-34006 3D and Virtual Reality 5 cr IV  
TIE-11306 Course on Varying Topics of Pervasive Computing 3-6 cr IV  
TIE-21100 Software Engineering Methodology 6 cr III  
TIE-21106 Software Engineering Methodology 6 cr III  
TLO-32406 Introduction to Entertainment and Media Management 4 cr IV  
TLO-35246 Software Business 4 cr IV  
TTA-52010 Marketing Management 4 cr IV  
TTA-62010 Technology and Innovation Management 4 cr IV  
TTA-62026 Technology in Society 4 cr IV  
TTA-85110 Ergonomics 5 cr IV  
TTE-30100 Product Development 4 cr IV  
TTE-30106 Product Development 4 cr IV  
TTE-31200 Innovation 4 cr IV  
TTE-35000 Industrial Design 4 cr IV  

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