User-Centered Design (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Sisällön jaksotus

The course starts at the beginning of September (12.9.2025). During the first workshop, you present your potential application idea. After that, there are three other workshops (once a month: 26.9., 24.10. and 21.11.). The final seminar takes place during December (12.12.2025).

Tavoitteet

You understand the terminology and principles of human-centered design. You can apply tools to create an user interface and a clickable prototype, and use usability evaluation methods to gather user requirements and feedback for software development .

Toteutustavat

The course contains four the workshops, approximately once a month. During the workshops, you present findings from the user feedback and improvements to your application.

Sisältö

The key topics are:
- Concepts, models, methods, procedures, and processes for user-centered design and development of systems and services
- Designing and delivering user experience (UX)
- User interface construction
- Usability evaluation

Aika ja paikka

The first two workshops are in the Dynamo building, and the rest are online/hybrid. There is approximately one workshop per month; see below. Workshops start at 14.30 (EET) and end at 19.30.

Oppimateriaalit

Verkko-oppimisympäristössä julkaistava sähköinen materiaali.

Opetusmenetelmät

- luennot (online)
- itseopiskelu ja verkko-opinnot
- pienryhmätyöskentely
- harjoitustyöt, ja oppimistehtävät
- loppuseminaari

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

- UCD-projekti pienryhmissä

Kansainvälisyys

Small (international) group working on the same project idea

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Hyväksilukemisen menettelytavat kuvataan tutkintosäännössä ja opinto-oppaassa. Opintojakson opettaja antaa lisätietoa mahdollisista opintojakson erityiskäytänteistä.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Yksi opintopiste (1 op) tarkoittaa keskimäärin 27 tunnin työtä.
- luennot 8 h
- harjoitustyöt ja työpajat 20 h
- tehtävät 72 h
- itsenäinen työskentely 35 h
Yhteensä 135 h

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

The evaluation is based on the quality of the four workshop implementations (a total of 80 points). In addition, all the quizzes must be passed. For the grades 1 and 2, you need to get 20 and 30 points, respectively.

To pass the course, you know the basics of user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience. In addition, you can design a simple user interface based on a requirement definition of an idea.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

For the grades 3 and 4, you need to get 50 and 70 points, respectively.

You know the theory on user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience. You can design a user interface and a clickable prototype based on a requirement definition.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

For the grade 5, you need to get at least 85 points.

You demonstrate mastery of the theory on user-centered design and you can analyse the usability and user experience in a versatile manner. You can design an extraordinary user interface for a clickable prototype based on a requirement definition.

Esitietovaatimukset

Aiempi osaaminen ohjelmistokehityksestä

Lisätiedot

Evaluation methods include continuous feedback (from the teacher), self-assessment, and peer evaluation. The evaluation is based on the quality of the workshop assignments and the final seminar, which contains both documentation and oral presentations.