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Kursusnavn (dansk):Usability med projekt 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Usability with Project 
Semester:Forår 2009 
Udbydes under:cand.it., digital design og kommunikation (ddk) 
Omfang i ECTS:15,00 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:https://learnit.itu.dk 
Min. antal deltagere:12 
Forventet antal deltagere:40 
Maks. antal deltagere:80 
Formelle forudsætninger:Students are expected to have basic experience with design of IT-applications, for example websites, on a level similar to that attained in the courses Digitale Medier: Formidling og Design or Medier og kommunikation and Webdesign og webkommunikation and Interaktionsdesign. 
Læringsmål:After the course, the student will be able to evaluate the usability and accessibility of a range of digital products. The student will be able to independently conduct usability and accessibility evaluations, write usability reports and demonstrate knowledge of the research and literature that inform the field. The student will also be able to recommend design modifications and inform the overall design process of the product.

After the course, the students

* Can identify and apply the most appropriate concepts and methods for the analysis of user interaction with websites and a range of pther digital products (e.g. mobile devices, robots, kiosks, digital television).

* Can apply quantitative and qualitative methods in their usability studies.

* Can promote the uptake of usability in organisations.

* Can identify innovative usability requirements and also requirements for universal access
 
Fagligt indhold:Some of the topics we will work with:

Usability, accessibility, Universal Access, Inclusive Design, cognitive psychology, human factors psychology, design processes and methods, design standards and guidelines, user profile/persona creation, task analysis, heuristic evaluation, usability laboratory selection and set-up, evaluation methods, design for disabled people, mobile interfaces, cost-benefit of usabilty plus planning for a usability budget.

 
Læringsaktiviteter:14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger, øvelser og vejledning

The project is highly integrated with the lectures. The first 2 weeks of the course will be focused on building the project website.

The main body of the course (the next 10 weeks or so) will consist of lectures from 10 to 12 in the morning two days per week, with exercises from 13 to 15 on the same days.

The course is structured such that Day 1 morning lectures introduce new theory, Day 1 afternoon exercises are designed to allow students to understand how to apply the theory in a usability context (e.g. performing a heuristic evaluation of competing website designs).

Day 2 morning lectures review and expand on the theory from Wednesday, especially on how that theory relates to the project website. Day 2 afternoon is typically spent applying the theory to the website and modifying its design. Thus the project work is ongoing throughout the entire duration of the course.

Over the course of the semester, the project website will change considerably. Towards the end of the semester, the students will be able to perform a series of usability and accessibility evaluations on their project site, including user trials.

The project is the conclusion of the "user-centered design" specialization, thus it will integrate knowledge from both the "Target Group Analysis" course the students took in the previous semester and the "Usability" fundaments laid out in the first part of the course.

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I intro-ugen (uge 35) er der ændrede kursustidspunkter ¿ se hvordan undervisningen er tilrettelagt her:
link til skemaoplysninger
Skemaoplysningerne for efterårssemesteret vil være tilgængelige fra august måned.

In the intro week (week 35) the course time table is changed ¿ see the schedule here:
link to the time table
The schedule for the fall term will be available in August.

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Information om studiestruktur
Dette kursus er en del af DDK-specialiseringen Bruger-centreret design, som du kan finde beskrevet her:
DDK studiestruktur
For at blive cand.it. i DDK skal du bestå DDK¿s obligatoriske moduler, og desuden gennemføre en 22,5 ECTS specialisering samt to 7,5 ECTS valgfag

 

Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 7-trins-skala, Ekstern censur

Please note that the deadline for handing in written work on this course is Friday May 15 no later than 3PM in the Examination Office.  

Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:TBA 
 
Afholdelse (tid og sted)
Kurset afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
UgedagTidspunktForelæsning/ØvelserStedLokale
Onsdag 10.00-12.00 Forelæsning ITU Aud. 4
Onsdag 13.00-15.00 Øvelser ITU 3A40, 3A42, 3A58, 3A60
Fredag 10.00-12.00 Forelæsning ITU Aud. 4
Fredag 13.00-15.00 Øvelser ITU 3A40, 3A42, 3A58, 3A60

Eksamen afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
EksamensdatoTidspunktEksamenstypeStedLokale
2009-05-15 No later than 3 PM Skriftlige arbejder ITU The Examination Office
2009-06-12 Tidsrum oplyses senere Mundtlig eksamen ITU 3A14
2009-06-15 Tidsrum oplyses senere Mundtlig eksamen ITU 3A14
2009-06-16 Tidsrum oplyses senere Mundtlig eksamen ITU 3A14
2009-06-17 Tidsrum oplyses senere Mundtlig eksamen ITU 3A14