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Archived Version 2019 - 2020

Module Title User Experience Design
Module Code HS2
School Open Education

Online Module Resources

Module Co-ordinatorDr. Eamon CostelloOffice NumberDG03
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 15
Pre-requisite HS1
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
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. Assess the impact of computer mediation on social processes
3. Compare different theoretical perspectives on organizing (e.g. entitative and processual).
4. Carry out a structural analysis of an example organisation.
5. Explain, using examples, the psychological processes involved in organizing, including group processes, helping, impression formation, and influence.
6. Explain how people’s sense of self, and the processes of organizing that they are involved in, relate to each other.
7. Apply knowledge of organisational processes, such as power and leadership, to practical examples.
8. Evaluate research on how IxD mediates organisational practice.
9. Work in teams with classmates online.
10. Present the findings from their work orally and in writing.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Tutorial25Face-to-face tutorials are held in DCU on Saturdays and online tutorials on weekday evenings according to the timetable
Online activity40Interaction with tutor and fellow students
Assignment Completion30Work independently and in groups on three assignments
Assessment Feedback10Individual and general feedback on assignments
Independent Study220Reading, study, research and problem solving
Total Workload: 325

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

Developing Interaction Design
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.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
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
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

  • 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,
Other Resources

None
Programme or List of Programmes
CUXCertificate in User Experience
HDIDHigher Diploma in Interaction Design
ISBSc in Management of Info Tech/Info Syst
ISDIPDiploma in Management of IT/IS
ITBSc in Information Technology
ITDIPDiploma in Information Technology
ITSDiploma/BSc in Information Technology
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