Course Catalog 2014-2015
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Course Catalog 2014-2015

TIE-41306 User Experience: Design and Evaluation, 5 cr

Person responsible

Timo Saari

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Assignment
Seminar
 20 h/per
 20 h/per


+52 h/per
 4 h/per



 



 



 
TIE-41306 2014-01 Tuesday 14 - 16 , S2
Tuesday 16 - 18 , S3

Learning Outcomes

Evaluation and design of user experience takes into account all the different aspects, which have an effect on human usage of product and services. After passing the course the student can define, what the user experience of products and services means and which kind of factors contribute to positive user experience. The student is also familiar with the methods most commonly used in user experience evaluation, design, and research, and can apply those methods in practice.

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

The course is graded based on the exercise project.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Additional information about prerequisites
A student who takes his/her Bachelor's level studies at TUT should have taken the course "IHTE-1100 Käytettävyyden perusteet". In addition, taking "IHTE-3201 Käytettävyystutkimuksen menetelmät" is recommended before this course. A Master's level or postgraduate student who has taken a Bachelor's degree elsewhere should have understanding of basic concepts and methods of usability and human centered design before entering the course. (S)he can define usability goals and conduct a simple task analysis and a user study. (S)he can conduct a small scale usability test in a laboratory and in the field.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TIE-41306 User Experience: Design and Evaluation, 5 cr IHTE-3250 User Experience: Evaluation and Design, 4 cr  
TIE-41306 User Experience: Design and Evaluation, 5 cr IHTE-3256 User Experience: Evaluation and Design, 4 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TIE-41306 2014-01 TIE-41306 User Experience: Evaluation and Design, a course consisting of base lectures of UX components, an empirical UX study and a design concept based on the UX study.   Lectures
Practical works
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified12.02.2014