User-Centred Design

COS70004 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent

Contact hours

  • 48 hours face to face + blended

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

2024 teaching periods

Hawthorn

HB8  HE Block 8		 Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1

Dates:
30 Oct 23 - 10 Dec 23

Results:
22 Dec 23

Last self enrolment:
30 Oct 23

Census:
10 Nov 23

Last withdraw without fail:
24 Nov 23

Dates:
26 Feb 24 - 26 May 24

Results:
2 Jul 24

Last self enrolment:
10 Mar 24

Census:
31 Mar 24

Last withdraw without fail:
12 Apr 24
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Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
29 Jul 24 - 27 Oct 24

Results:
3 Dec 24

Last self enrolment:
11 Aug 24

Census:
31 Aug 24

Last withdraw without fail:
13 Sep 24

Aims and objectives

This unit of study aims to introduce students to the concept of usability and the process of User-Centred Design as a method of achieving good usability outcomes in software development.

Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Apply scholarly and evidence-based approaches to software requirements elicitation and specification.
2. Analyse software context of use (i.e., users, tasks and system environment) using a variety of models to identify user requirements.
3. Design and build a prototype user interface according to software requirements and usability design principles.
4. Apply a variety of usability evaluation methods to evaluate and iterate user interface design solutions.
5. Describe and apply guidelines for professional practice in the ethical treatment of human research participants.
6. Implement and reflect on strategies for working in small groups.