User-centered Design (5 cr)
Code: TX00EY26-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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05.05.2025 - 17.08.2025
Registration for implementation has not started yet.
- Timing
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18.08.2025 - 14.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus and online
- Unit
- School of ICT and Industrial Management
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Information and Communication Technology
Objective
After completing the course, the student
• knows the structure and use of the most common graphical user interfaces
• understands what the user experience consists of, knows the components of usability and the standards that define usability
• is able to evaluate the usability of the user interface
• can design software that meets user needs, taking into account user-centred design principles and accessibility.
Content
• User experience and usability
• Human computing capabilities
• User-centered design methods
• User interface design patterns
• Accessibility
• Usability assessment methods
• Technical testing of user interfaces.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student
• can define the concept of usability and is familiar with the related standards
• knows the key methods in user-centred design.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
In addition to the above, the student
• can evaluate the usability from the point of view of human information processing capabilities
• knows the fundamentals of usability studies and is able to apply design patterns in designing their own user interfaces.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
In addition to the above, the student
• can apply the methods of usability studies in various situations
• is able to evaluate accessibility in user interfaces
• is able to use automated tools for testing the functionality of a user interface.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student
• can define the concept of usability and is familiar with the related standards
• knows the key methods in user-centred design.
Qualifications
Object-oriented programming and web programming.
Objective
After completing the course, the student
• knows the structure and use of the most common graphical user interfaces
• understands what the user experience consists of, knows the components of usability and the standards that define usability
• is able to evaluate the usability of the user interface
• can design software that meets user needs, taking into account user-centred design principles and accessibility.
Content
• User experience and usability
• Human computing capabilities
• User-centered design methods
• User interface design patterns
• Accessibility
• Usability assessment methods
• Technical testing of user interfaces.
Qualifications
Object-oriented programming and web programming.