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User Experience Design - TFT00017I

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• Department: Theatre, Film and Television
• Module co-ordinator: Dr. Debbie Maxwell
• Credit value: 30 credits
• Credit level: I
• Academic year of delivery: 2018-19
  • See module specification for other years: 2016-17 2017-18

Module summary

Module Aims:

• To develop students’ understanding of design practice methodologies and production workflows for interactive media
• To develop students’ ability to employ different technologies in the implementation of interactive media applications (sensors, virtual spaces, recorded audio-visual media, mobile platforms, etc.)
• To develop students’ understanding of how to evaluate user experience in the context of interactive media systems
• To provide a forum for creative thinking

Module occurrences

Occurrence	Teaching cycle
A	Spring Term 2018-19 to Summer Term 2018-19

Module aims

• To develop students’ understanding of design practice methodologies and production workflows for interactive media
• To develop students’ ability to employ different technologies in the implementation of interactive media applications (sensors, virtual spaces, recorded audio-visual media, mobile platforms, etc.)
• To develop students’ understanding of how to evaluate user experience in the context of interactive media systems
• To provide a forum for creative thinking

Module learning outcomes

Subject content

• to be able to design an interactive media application
• to be able to select and employ appropriate technologies in the implementation of an interactive media application
• to be able to methodically evaluate and iterate the usability of interactive media user experiences through basic user testing studies

Academic and graduate skills

• Demonstrate creative skills in designing interactive media concepts
• Demonstrate problem solving skills including the choice of appropriate software tools to deliver a considered working solution.
• Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues relating to experiment design for user experience evaluation

Assessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Interactive media assignment and design report ( max 1500 words)	N/A	30
Practical Interactive media assignment and design report ( max 2500 words)	N/A	70

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task	Length	% of module mark
Essay/coursework Interactive media assignment and design report ( max 1500 words)	N/A	30
Practical Interactive media assignment and design report ( max 2500 words)	N/A	70

Module feedback

Students will receive individual oral feedback for the weekly practical lab sessions, during the lab sessions.

Students will receive written feedback on coursework assignments using a proforma identifying key requirements and marks awarded for sections of the assignment. This will be available within six weeks of submission, except in exceptional circumstances which will be communicated to the students.

Indicative reading

Indicative type of book:

Cooper, A., Reimann, R., Cronin, D. and Noessel, C., 2014. About face: The essentials of interaction design. John Wiley & Sons.

Krug, S., 2013. Don't make me think: A common sense approach to web usability. New Riders.

Interdisciplinary Interaction Design: A Visual Guide to Basic Theories, Models and Ideas for Thinking and Designing for Interactive Web Design and Digital Device Experiences, James Pannafino, Assiduous Publishing, 2012.

Interaction Design: Beyond Human - Computer Interaction. Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, Jenny Preece, Wiley, 2011.