Ergonomics and Usability Design (10 ECTS)
Code: KQ00BT54-3006
General information
- Enrollment
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15.02.2020 - 15.03.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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16.03.2020 - 15.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Unit
- (2019-2024) School of Media, Design and Conservation
- Campus
- Hämeentie 135 D
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Design
Objective
The student will learn about the basic concepts, methods, modelling, testing in ergonomic design as well as physical and cognitive ergonomics. The student will understand 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.
Content
- Basics and terminology of ergonomics and ergonomic design
- Human anatomy and mechanism of body function
- Research in ergonomics methodology and design methodology
- Basic concepts and methods for usability and user-oriented design
- User-oriented design processes in industrial design
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows the principles of the ergonomic design. The student can describe what modeling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics is. The student can describe how the user information is exploited within industries. The student 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 the ergonomic design.
The student can describe well what modeling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics is. The student can describe how the user information is exploited within industries. The student 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 the ergonomic design.The student can describe very well what modeling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics is. The student can describe how the user information is exploited within industries. The student 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 the ergonomic design. The student can describe what modeling, testing and physical and cognitive ergonomics is. The student can describe how the user information is exploited within industries. The student is able to describe user experience design, user interface design and user testing methods.
Further information
Optional study module
Further information
Optional study module