Module: User Experience Design

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	User Experience Design
Module Code	ICT1008 (ITS: HS2)
Faculty	Electronic Engineering	School	Engineering & Computing
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15

Description

This course develops students' understanding of cognitive and social psychology and organisational theory, as they apply to the design and use of interactive systems. The course enables students to use the resulting knowledge, in conjunction with the tools and procedures learned in HS1, to understand users' needs, develop prototype interactive systems and evaluate those systems.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate interaction design using research on human information processing.
2. Discuss emotional aspects of the user experience
3. Assess the impact of computer mediation on social and organisational processes
4. Explain, using examples, the psychological processes involved in organizing, including group processes, helping, impression formation, and influence.
5. Evaluate research on how IxD mediates organisational practice.
6. Work in teams with classmates online.
7. Present the findings from their work orally and in writing.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Tutorial	25	Face-to-face tutorials are held in DCU on Saturdays and online tutorials on weekday evenings according to the timetable
Online activity	55	Interaction with tutor and fellow students
Group work	70	Work in groups on assignments over the course of the academic year
Assignment Completion	90	Work independently and in groups on three assignments
Assessment Feedback	10	Individual and general feedback on assignments
Independent Study	125	Reading, study, research and problem solving
Total Workload: 375

Section Breakdown
CRN	11788	Part of Term	Semester 1 & 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Richard Bolger	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	Written assignment	30%	Week 11
Assignment	Written assignment	35%	Week 22
Assignment	Written assignment	35%	Week 30

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Ulla Erikssonzetterquist, Tomas Mullern and Alexander Styhre: 2012, Organization theory: A practice-based approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Colin Robson and Kieran McCartan: 2015, Real World Research, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons,
Bucanan, D.A. & Huczynski, A: 2016, Organizational behavior, Pearson, New York,
Lazar, R: 2017, Research methods in human computer interaction, 2nd, Morgan Kaufmann, Cambridge, MA,
Norman, D.: 2013, The design of everyday things, Basic Books, New York,
Preece, J., Sharpe, H., and Rogers, Y: 2015, Interaction design: Beyond human-computer interaction, 4th, Wiley, Chichester,
Spielman, R.M: 2017, Psychology, OpenStax, Texas,
Unger and Chandler: 2012, A project guide to UX Design, New Riders, Berkeley,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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