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Course syllabus - Usable Design - Project Course
Scope
15 credits
Course code
ITE346
Valid from
Autumn semester 2023
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Information Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2022-01-24
Revised
2023-01-19
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Agil projektledning
Fjärde upplagan : Stockholm : Sanoma utbildning, [2020] - 239 sidor
ISBN: 9789152358368 LIBRIS-ID: v6zdx8lxspgvz6ct
Usability Testing Essentials : ready, set... test!
2nd edition : Cambridge, Mass. : Morgan Kaufmann, 2020 - online resource (xxvii, 448 sidor)
ISBN: 9780128169438 LIBRIS-ID: m0m58n1wk48qq958
URL: Table of contents
Articles
The System Usability Scale: Past, Present, and Future
International journal of human-computer interaction, 2018-07-03, Vol.34 (7), p.577-590, 2018
Assessing usability of eHealth technology: A comparison of usability benchmarking instruments
International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland), Vol.128, p.24-31, 2019
Vilken väg tar den kritiska granskningen?: Studenter i samtal om en vetenskaplig artikel
Högre utbildning, Vol.4 (1), p.35, 2014
Reference Literature
The design of everyday things
Revised and expanded edition. : New York, NY : Basic Books, 2013 - xviii, 347 p.
ISBN: 9780465050659 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 14832677
Interaktionsdesign och UX ; om att skapa en god användarupplevelse
Andra upplagan : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2020 - 264 sidor
ISBN: 9789144122991 LIBRIS-ID: 9mqrwd1v7x7fhs64
Agile project management with Kanban
Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, cop. 2015 - xiv, 143 pages
ISBN: 9780735698956 LIBRIS-ID: 19454497
Interaction design : beyond human-computer interaction
Sixth edition : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2023] - xxi, 689 pages
ISBN: 9781119901099 LIBRIS-ID: n4hqlhb0ln34195c
The UX book : Agile UX design for a quality user experience
Second Edition : Waltham, MA : Elsevier, [2019] - xxvi, 888 pages
ISBN: 9780128053423 LIBRIS-ID: 3cw8zq631hx5h5mx
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Books
Agil projektledning
Fjärde upplagan : Stockholm : Sanoma utbildning, [2020] - 239 sidor
ISBN: 9789152358368 LIBRIS-ID: v6zdx8lxspgvz6ct
Usability Testing Essentials : ready, set... test!
2nd edition : Cambridge, Mass. : Morgan Kaufmann, 2020 - online resource (xxvii, 448 sidor)
ISBN: 9780128169438 LIBRIS-ID: m0m58n1wk48qq958
URL: Table of contents
Agile project management with Kanban
Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, cop. 2015 - xiv, 143 pages
ISBN: 9780735698956 LIBRIS-ID: 19454497
Articles
The System Usability Scale: Past, Present, and Future
International journal of human-computer interaction, 2018-07-03, Vol.34 (7), p.577-590, 2018
Assessing usability of eHealth technology: A comparison of usability benchmarking instruments
International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland), Vol.128, p.24-31, 2019
Vilken väg tar den kritiska granskningen?: Studenter i samtal om en vetenskaplig artikel
Högre utbildning, Vol.4 (1), p.35, 2014
Reference Literature
The design of everyday things
Revised and expanded edition. : New York, NY : Basic Books, 2013 - xviii, 347 p.
ISBN: 9780465050659 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 14832677
Interaktionsdesign och UX ; om att skapa en god användarupplevelse
Andra upplagan : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2020 - 264 sidor
ISBN: 9789144122991 LIBRIS-ID: 9mqrwd1v7x7fhs64
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to provide specialised theoretical knowledge and refine practical skills linked to usability. This is done by planning, project management, performing and evaluating a number of iterations in information design projects with a focus on users and interaction.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. link and discuss the concepts of usability and accessibility from an ethical and sustainable viewpoint
2. identify, categorise and evaluate the needs of users in an interactive situation
3. plan phases and iterations of an interaction design project, also from a project management perspective, with the aim of achieving usability and accessibility
4. design interactive hi-fi prototypes to be analysed, evaluated and critically reviewed based on usability guidelines
5. reflect on their own design choices within the scope of selected media and completed design based on usability and accessibility principles with an ethical and sustainable viewpoint
Course content
The course uses mentorship and includes project work in interaction design where different phases of the project will be conducted through design sprints, with the aim of creating a design proposal having a particular focus on usability. The design proposals will be evaluated in different types of prototypes and reviewed, analysed and discussed in relation to how well they are adapted to users' needs and usability principles.
Specific requirements
60 credits from completed courses in Information Design, of which 30 credits are from specialisation courses and 30 credits from general information design courses.
Examination
Project (PRO1), 3 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 2-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G)
Project (PRO2), 4 credits, assesses intended learning outcome 4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with credit (VG)
Seminar (SEM1), 3 credits, assesses intended learning outcomes 1 and 5, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL1), 2 credits, assesses intended learning outcome 1, grades Fail (U), Pass (G)
Written assignment (INL2), 3 credits, assesses intended learning outcome 5, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with credit (VG)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail