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User-centred Design and Ergonomics (5 cr)

Code: KX00EF38-3004

General information


Enrollment
01.11.2024 - 31.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.01.2025 - 14.03.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2019-2024) School of Media, Design and Conservation
Campus
Hämeentie 135 D
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Design
Teachers
Miika Lehtinen
Teacher in charge
Juha Ainoa
Groups
KXE23S1TM
Industrial Design
Course
KX00EF38

Implementation has 11 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 77 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 08.01.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP68 Oppimistila 2
Mon 13.01.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP68 Oppimistila 2
Wed 15.01.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP68 Oppimistila 2
Mon 20.01.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP68 Oppimistila 2
Wed 22.01.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP68 Oppimistila 2
Mon 24.02.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Wed 26.02.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Mon 03.03.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Wed 05.03.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Wed 12.03.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Thu 13.03.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Käyttäjäkeskeinen suunnittelu ja ergonomia KX00EF38-3004
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Changes to reservations may be possible.

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

Evaluation scale

0-5

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.

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

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