ITM21619 Sketching and Prototyping (Spring 2020)

The course is connected to the following study programs

This course is compulsory in

• Bachelor in Digital Media and Design

Lecture Semester

2nd semester (Spring)

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student is

• familiar with important theories and principles for interaction design

• familiar with methods and techniques for sketching and prototyping

• well acquainted with the methodology user-centered design

Skills

The student can

• initiate, organize and perform projects within interaction design

• use sketches to document, communicate and reflect their ideas

• use prototypes to evaluate and improve design concepts

• give constructive design criticism

• work with users and involve them in the design process of new user interfaces

General competence

The student

• can plan, develop and document a design project

• can work on design projects in teams

• has acquired competence in critical reading and reflection  

Content

The course comprises four main parts:

• An introduction to interaction design and the design process

• An introduction to different user interfaces and human computer interaction

• Principles and concepts of user-centered design

• Methods and techniques for sketching and prototyping

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures, seminars, lab exercises and project work.

If students from international partners attend courses, the lectures will be conducted in English.

Workload

Approx. 250 hours.

4 hours lectures per week, seminars, lab exercises and supervision.

Examination

Group portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising of 3-4 assignments. The assignments must be submitted by given deadlines and in accordance with specifications issued by the course instructor. An individual grade will be awarded on the basis of an overall assessment.

Grading scale from A to F is used.

Examiners

The exam is assessed by the course instructor and an internal or external examiner.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

In case of resit or rescheduled examinations, all elements in the portfolio must be resubmitted. Any resit or rescheduled examinations must be taken in connection with the next ordinary course examination.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

• Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.

Literature

The reading list was last updated 11th of January  2019.

• Greenberg, Saul ; Carpendale, Sheelagh ; Marquardt, Nicolai ; Buxton, Bill (2011) Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook

• Houde, S., & Hill, C. (1997). What do Prototypes Prototype? In Handbook of Human Computer Interaction (2nd ed., pp. 367-381). Elsvier Science.