Study Guide 2015-2016

TIE-40106 Psychology of Pervasive Computing, 5 cr

Person responsible

Jarmo Palviainen, Kaisa Väänänen

Lessons

Implementation 1: TIE-40106 2015-01

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer
Lectures
Excercises
Assignment
  14 h/per
 10 h/per

 +4 h/per
+2 h/per
 30 h/per


 


 


 

Lecture times and places: Tuesday 12 - 14 TB109

Learning Outcomes

After taking the course the student can present the basic information in psychology and apply his skills in the design of technology and environment. Special focus is on pervasive computing environments. The topics to be learned are: human development, personality, information processing, communication, emotion, creativity, group-behaviour, organizational psychology, psychology of consumption and aesthetics, and designing for special groups.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. To learn the foundations of psychology for human-centered design purposes.     
2. To understand human characteristics and behaviour.  Interaction skills with different kinds of people. Interviewing skills.    
3. Skills to apply basic knowledge of psychology in design with special focus in pervasive computing environments.     



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TIE-40106 Psychology of Pervasive Computing, 5 cr IHTE-7106 Introduction to Human Behaviour, 5 cr  
TIE-40106 Psychology of Pervasive Computing, 5 cr IHTE-7100 Introduction to human behaviour, 5 cr  

Last modified 21.01.2016