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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
HTI.100

Human-Technology Interaction: Basics, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Course code
HTI.100
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Basic studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Jari Varsaluoma
Responsible teacher:
Maria Hartikainen
Responsible teacher:
Jouko Makkonen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %

1) Key terminology in the field of human-technology interaction, 2) Design principles and guidelines to support design and evaluation of user interfaces, 3) Practicing UI sketching with a digital tool, 4) Conducting and reporting a heuristic evaluation of a website.​

Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Includes lectures, exercise meetings, project work and an examination. Two implementations: in Period 2 in Finnish, in Period 3 in English.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

21.10.2024 15.12.2024
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
07.01.2025 23.02.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)

Exam

02.12.2024 13.12.2024
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
17.02.2025 09.03.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
14.04.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Completion option 2
Independent studies based on digital teaching material, including recorded lectures, self-study modules, essays, personal project work, and examination. If you want to complete the course during summer, please first contact the responsible teacher.
Completion of all options is required.

Independent study

03.03.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)

Exam

02.12.2024 13.12.2024
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
17.02.2025 09.03.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
14.04.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)