Interaction Design

7.9.2026 - 8.10.2026

5 op

Ilmoittautuminen ohi

This course offers a critical exploration of interaction design, examining how design practices shape social, cultural, technological, and ecological systems. Students engage with theories from cognitive science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and cultural studies to understand human–technology relations and the broader contexts in which design operates. Emphasis is placed on equity, responsibility, sustainability, and more than human perspectives. Through student led, hands on workshops, participants apply critical theory, co design, participatory design, and semiotics to practical design tasks. Building on VIEK1016 Interaction Design Basics, the course addresses cognition and culture, research in the wild, ethics, critical design, and life centred approaches to develop responsible, reflective, and sustainability oriented interaction design skills.

This is a Master’s level advanced course that requires applicable higher education studies in the field. Please also check prerequisites.

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VIMA3031

After completing the course students will know and be able to:

Be able to facilitate interaction design (user experience) co-design workshops
Have deeper knowledge of interaction design
Be familiar with current, critical, and complex issues in the field
Be able to apply theory in practice to interaction design processes
Be able to apply semiotics (and semiotics-based principles) in practice
Be able to support value-driven decision-making
Be able to apply ethical awareness and critical thinking in design as a self-reflexive professional
Be able to critically analyze and study design and its interaction from the perspectives of usability, user experience, technical communication, and accessibility
Be able to evaluate and design interaction solutions from social, environmental, and sustainability-oriented perspectives, including justice-based and more-than-human considerations

Lowgren, Jonas, and Erik Stolterman (2007). Thoughtful interaction design: A design perspective on information technology. MIT Press, 2007.
Rousi, R., von Koskull, C., & Roto, V. (2024). Humane Autonomous Technology: Re-thinking Experience with and in Intelligent Systems (p. 349). Springer Nature.
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94667(Avautuu uuteen välilehteen)
Other material: According to the teacher's instructions.

Järjestäjä

Vaasan yliopisto

Yhteystiedot

avoinyo@uwasa.fi

029 449 8004

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