User-centred Design and ErgonomicsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• understands the possibilities of user-oriented product development, how to utilise the information within the industry, perspectives for the user experience in design as well as interface design and user testing methods
• learns about the basic concepts, methods, modelling and testing of ergonomic design as well as physical and cognitive ergonomics.

Content

• Basic concepts and methods for usability and user-oriented design
• User-oriented design processes in industrial design
• Basics and terminology of ergonomics and ergonomic design
• Human anatomy and mechanism of body function
• Research in ergonomics methodology and design methodology

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• knows the principles of ergonomic design
• can describe what modelling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics are
• can describe how user information is exploited within industries
• is able to describe user experience design, user interface design and user testing methods.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• knows well the principles of ergonomic design
• can describe well what modelling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics are
• can describe how user information is exploited within industries
• is able to describe well user experience design, user interface design and user testing methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• knows excellently the principles of ergonomic design
• can describe very well what modelling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics are
• can describe how user information is exploited within industries
• is able to describe very well user experience design, user interface design and user testing methods.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• knows the principles of ergonomic design
• can describe what modelling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics are
• can describe how user information is exploited within industries
• is able to describe user experience design, user interface design and user testing methods.