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Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
Usability and User Interface Design
Contact teaching
5 cr
Face-to-face
Schedule
Registration or application for course
Time reserved for studying
Exam and resit dates
There are no exams or re-exam possibilities due to course implementation nature
Description
Content and dates
Initial schedule (may change)
• 9/25 : usability definition, benefits, principles and operating models
• 10/25 : human as user, interaction, culture and environment and usability evaluation
• 11/25: usability testing, user research, conceptual design and sense of sight and visual observation
• 9-12/25: practice work on the topics discussed in the course. It is carried out in small groups.
The content of the course is divided into three areas: analysis, planning and evaluation.
In the first part, the acquisition of user data is practiced as a basis for planning. In the second part, you practice creating an interactive user interface. In the third part, user interface and user experience evaluation methods are practiced.
- Basics of user orientation and usability
- User research and information acquisition methods
- Design sprints and creating an interactive user interface
- Usability assessment methods and tools
- Design and execution of usability tests
Learner's time use and workload
Contact teaching 28h
Exercises and Q&A sessions 12 h
Personal studying, homework, project work and exam preparations 90h
Teaching methods
The course is implemented as face-to-face teaching using electronic work tools with a schedule according to the timetable. The course material is added to It'sLearning as the course progresses and is available to students until the end of the course.
There are several individual exercises during the course related to the topics covered on the lectures.
During the course, a group exercise is carried out , where the things learned during the course are applied to a practical application. A report is produced from the exercise work, which is evaluated as part of the whole. The progress of the exercise is followed with pre-determined milestones.
Some Q&A sessions will be arranged where students can discuss and get a feedback from exercises done during the course.
Optional complete methods of the study option
None
Additional information and registration
Price
75 €
Enrollment
Additional information:
Dates
Fields
Engineering and technology
Languages of instruction
Finnish
Assessment
Learning materials
Additional information
Location
Kupittaan kampus
Teachers
Teppo Saarenpää, teacher
Contact details
avoinamk@turkuamk.fi