Collaborative and Industrial Design

Interaction Design - User Experience

The course will introduce the fundamentals of user experience and interaction design, for MA-level students. Theories, methodologies, and pragmatic considerations on design for the interaction between humans and a wide range of systems and services are covered, from desktop computers to embedded and ubiquitous systems. By participating in the course, students get acquainted with practical methods and tools needed to grow to a role of user experience or interaction designer in industry.
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Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Apply observation-based research methods to inquire about people's behavior for user experiences.
  • Analyze collected data to gain insight into people's needs, which can be fulfilled by a user experience involving an interactive artifact or installation.
  • Generate user experiences for an interactive system that address people's wishes and aspirations.
  • Build an interactive prototype with a suitable fidelity level to evaluate user experience for a given project.
  • Evaluate the overall user experience of an interaction design with appropriate evaluation methods.

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