Module: Exploring Interaction Design

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Exploring Interaction Design
Module Code	HS1
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Lorraine Delaney Semester 2: Lorraine Delaney Autumn: Lorraine Delaney
Module Teachers	Shirley O'Brien David OHanlon Richard Bolger Edel Hester
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

This module introduces students to the Interaction Design (IxD) cycle and to the principle of user centered design. It provides students with the opportunity to practice the use of a variety of IxD tools to better understand users' needs, develop prototype interactive systems and evaluate those systems.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the process of user-centered design and its impact on user experience.
2. Carry out usability assessment of interactive systems.
3. Create design artefacts that assist with ideation and protyping.
4. Evaluate approaches to user research.
5. Work in teams with classmates online.
6. Design a basic experimental and qualitative study.
7. Communicate ideas orally and in writing.
8. Apply citing and referencing skills to written work

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Tutorial	25	Tutorials are held primarily online on Saturdays and weekday evenings according to the timetable
Online activity	55	Interaction with tutor and fellow students
Group work	45	Work in groups on assignments over the course of the academic year.
Assignment Completion	75	Work independently and in groups on three assignments over the course of the academic year.
Assessment Feedback	10	Individual and general feedback on assignments
Independent Study	155	Reading, study, research and problem solving
Total Workload: 365

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to Interaction Design
o Defining Usability o Defining User Experience o The User Centred Design Cycle o Principles of User Centred Design o Contemporary Issues in Interaction Design

Learning to Learn
o Academic Writing o Citing and Referencing o Locating Secondary Sources o Group work and Presentation Skills

Research Methods
o Quantitative vs Qualitative Data o Survey Design o Interviewing o Focus Groups o Observation o Experimentation o Diary Study o Analysing Data

Establishing requirements
o Approaches, Using Research Methods, o Task Analysis, Journey Mapping, Personas, Scenarios, Use Cases o Information Architecture o Establishing Requirements o Meeting Business Requirements o Case studies

Sketching and Prototyping
o Storyboarding o Low Fidelity o High Fidelity o Prototyping Tools/Wireframes o Prototyping - Case studies

Evaluating usability and user experience
o Usability Testing o Heuristic Evaluation o Qualitative evaluation o Think Aloud protocol o Evaluation Case studies

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Assignment	30%	n/a
Assignment	Assignment	35%	n/a
Assignment	Assignment	35%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Gothelf, J: 2013, Lean UX: applying lean principles to improve user experience., O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA,
Cooper, A.: 2014, About face: the essentials of interaction design., 4th, Wiley, Indiana,
Greenberg, S., Carpendale, S., Marquardt, N., and Buxton, B.: 2012, Sketching user experiences, Morgan Kaufman, Oxford,
Kuniavsky, M., Goodman, E., and Moed, A.: 2012, Observing the user experience: A practitioners guide to User Research., Morgan Kaufman, Oxford,
Lazar, R: 2017, Research methods in human computer interaction, 2nd, Morgan Kaufmann, Cambridge, MA.,
Preece, J., Sharpe, H., and Rogers, Y.: 2019, Interaction design: Beyond human-computer interaction, 5th, Wiley, Chichester,
Rosenfeld, L.: 2015, Information architecture: For the web and beyond, 4th, O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA,
Unger and Chandler: 2009, A project guide to UX Design, New Riders, 978-032160737

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

CIT	Certificate in Information Technology
CUX	Certificate in User Experience
HDID	Higher Diploma in Interaction Design
IS	BSc in Management of Info Tech/Info Syst
ISDIP	Diploma in Management of IT/IS
IT	BSc in Information Technology
ITDIP	Diploma in Information Technology
ITS	Diploma/BSc in Information Technology

Date of Last Revision

08-DEC-10

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