ECTS - User Experience Focused Design
User Experience Focused Design (EUT455) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| User Experience Focused Design | EUT455 | Area Elective | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Brain Storming. |
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| Course Objectives | |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Gaining a theoretical background and understanding of user experience design-related methodology and tools to identify a design problem and solve it by hands-on experience in conducting an experience design project by applying the introduced methods and tools. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
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Sources
| Course Book | 1. • Nielsen, J. (2001). Usability Engineering. AP Professional: CA. |
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| 2. • Branaghan, R. J., & Lafko, S. (2019). Cognitive ergonomics. In Clinical Engineering Handbook, Second Edition (pp. 847-851). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813467-2.00121-8 | |
| 3. • Bennett, K.B., Nagy, A.L., Flach, J.M. (1997). Visual displays, Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics. Ed. By Gavriel Salvendy, John Wiley and Sons, NY, pp. 659-697. | |
| 4. • Bridger R.S. (2018). Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics. (Fourth Edition). London:Taylor & Francis. | |
| 5. • Buxton, B. (2007). Sketching User Experiences - Getting the design right and the right design. Morgan Kaufmann: CA. | |
| 6. • Lindsay, P. H., & Norman, D. A. (1972). Human Information Processing: An Introduction to Psychology. New York: Academic Press. | |
| 7. • Kumar, R. (2005). Human Computer Interaction, Firewall Media. | |
| 8. • Norman D.A. (1988). The Design of Everyday Things. Currency Doubleday: NewYork. | |
| 9. • Preece J., Sharp, H., Rogers, Y. (2015). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, 4th edition, Wiley. | |
| 10. • Sherekar, S. M. (2016). The Computer Science with HCI, Journal of Computer Engineering, 52-54, e-ISSN: 2278-0661, p-ISSN: 2278-8727 | |
| 11. • https://sherpa.blog/kitap |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
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The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Defines a creative problem in the focus of design, develops ideas for solution, thinks critically and synthesizes the acquired knowledge to create solutions. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the competence to present the comprehensive and in-depth knowledge gained in the discipline of design effectively and confidently in academic platforms. | |||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to effectively manage design projects from the initial idea stage to implementation. | |||||
| 4 | Determines the necessary research in the field of design, uses the right research methods and techniques, interprets and incorporates the research results into the process. | |||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to put theoretical design knowledge into practice and produce innovative solutions. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to communicate verbally and in writing in international environments and to follow the agenda focused on the field of design. | |||||
| 7 | Takes an active role in both individual and team-based projects and gains the ability to undertake the management of these projects. | |||||
| 8 | To be aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental contexts and differences, and to look out for the benefit of people, society and the environment. | |||||
| 9 | Has knowledge and understanding of sustainability principles and standards in the field of design. | |||||
| 10 | Evaluates the knowledge and skills in the field of design with an approach that can produce critical, counter thesis and synthesis. | |||||
| 11 | Gains knowledge and understanding of the intellectual, discursive, scientific, technological, technological, aesthetic, artistic, historical and cultural infrastructure necessary for the field. | |||||
| 12 | Has the motivation and competence for lifelong learning by being aware of the changing contexts and requirements in the field of design. | |||||
| 13 | Gains knowledge and understanding of the legal framework and standards, corporate and ethical values related to the field. | |||||
| 14 | Gains the ability to express design ideas in two and three dimensions using written and visual presentation techniques and tools including information technologies and artificial intelligence applications. | |||||
| 15 | To be able to use materials, production technologies and software within the scope of Industrial Design in the learning and design process. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||