623.413 (22W) User Experience Engineering

Wintersemester 2022/23

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First course session
04.10.2022 12:00 - 14:00 S.2.42 On Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german User Experience Engineering
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 50%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 25 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment German , English
Course begins on 04.10.2022
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will...

  • learn the basics of Usability/User Experience Processes;
  • deal with methods that can be applied during the process;
  • perform a sample project to collect practical experiences in the application of "Human Centered Design" ;
  • prepare for follow-up Projects in the field of interactive systems (e.g. Praxissemester, Diploma Thesis)

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lectures and assignments/ example projects

Course content

  • Human Computer Interaction Basics
  • Process Models of Human Centered Design Processes
  • Methods to be applied to ensure usability and user experience: e.g. focus groups, usability tests, contextual interviews and their application
  • Prototyping: Design methods and tools (Pencil, Adobe XD, Ionic Framework)

This course is a compulsory course in Master's specialization Human-Computer Interaction, For further information please refer to the following link:  Master Human-Computer Interaction  

Prior knowledge expected

Basics in Human Computer Interaction (either from Bachelor courses at AAU or equivalent ones from other institutions)

Literature


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Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Group Work, Presentations, Prototype Development

Examination topic(s)

Possibilities of applying HCI in a Human Centered Design Process on the basis of a practical example. Grading is based on the submission of an implementation and evaluation of an application prototype.  

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Presence, Participation in Class and Group Work

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 13W.1)
    • Subject: Software Engineering (Compulsory elective)
      • Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering ( 2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 623.413 User Experience Engineering (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Human-Computer Interaction (Compulsory elective)
      • Weitere LVen aus dem gewählten Spezialisierungsfach ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 623.413 User Experience Engineering (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 922, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Specialisation in Information Management (Compulsory elective)
      • Specialisation in Information Management ( 0.0h VO, VC, KS / 16.0 ECTS)
        • 623.413 User Experience Engineering (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2023/24
  • 623.413 VC Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 623.413 VC User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 623.413 VC User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 623.413 VC User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 623.413 VC Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 623.413 VC Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 623.413 VC Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 623.413 VC Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 623.413 VK Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 623.413 VK Current Topics in Interactive Systems: User Experience Engineering (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)