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Methodology for interaction design2010HT
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Course plan
Aim
The aim of the course is for participants to implement HCI design methods in
the design and
development process of interactive systems. The course provides practical
knowledge of how to use
well-known and established design methods as well as theoretical knowledge of
how to think and
reasoning on them during the design process. Note that the course puts people
rather than technology
at the centre of the design process. Interaction design is not just about the
technical system that is
developed but about describing and explaining how a computer system is going to
affect the way
people work.
The course is project-based. Participants divided into small groups work with
specific design tasks in
which they apply the HCI design methods presented in this course.
After attending the course participants should be able to:
• Apply adequate design methods for the development of user-centered
interactive systems in the
different phases of system design : gathering information, planning,
prototyping and evaluation.
• Critically analyze advantages and disadvantages of using HCI design methods
in the development
of interactive system.
• Reflect on the role that HCI methods play in system development.
Course content
The course covers the following methods, techniques and design philosophy:
• Interaction design : the design process, designers' competence and the
designed product
• Software design
• Design for quality in use
• Brainstorming and Bodystorming methods
• Personas and Scenarios methods
• Sketching and prototyping methods
• Evaluation methods
• Participatory design
Organisation and Schedule
Lectures, assignments and seminars.
The course is given by Stockholm university and will requires travelling to
Stockholm on several occasions.
More detailed schedule will be available later.
Examination
Written examination
Assignments
Seminars
Prerequisites
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Literature
Jonas Löwgren and Erik Stolterman: Thoughtful interaction design. A design
perspective on
information technology (Upplaga: 2005), The MIT Press, 2003, 0-262-12271-5
Selected articles.
Teachers
Chiara Rossitto, chiara-1@nada.kth.se
Page responsible: Director of Graduate Studies
