Syllabus
Registration via LPIS
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10/20/21 | 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM | D2.0.030 |
| Wednesday | 10/27/21 | 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM | D2.0.030 |
| Wednesday | 11/24/21 | 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Online-Einheit |
| Wednesday | 12/01/21 | 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Online-Einheit |
| Wednesday | 12/15/21 | 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Online-Einheit |
| Wednesday | 01/12/22 | 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM | D2.0.030 |
Topics covered include: fundamental concepts and theories of human-computer interaction, relevant aspects of psychology (mostly human cognition, but also emotion), techniques for evaluating usability of systems, and approaches for implementing design ideas.
After attending this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the importance of designing systems that fit well with user practices, needs, capabilities and expectations.
- Understand human psychology to build user-friendly (usable) products that produce positive human experience
- Evaluate existing systems to identify how their usability and experience can be improved.
In addition, this course fosters the following soft skills:
- Working in a team
- Giving focused presentation
- Writing reports in English
The course will follow the principles of active learning. Students will be assigned reading material and additionally will be presented with theory during class.
In-class assignments will be used to test student knowledge of both the reading assignments as well as the topics presented in class.
Participation in class discussions will be an essential component of taking the course.
Additionally, students will work on an assigned course-relevant team project in groups of 3 to 5 students throughout the course.
At the end of the course, students will be given a final exam and the teams will present their project to class and turn in a written report.
The final grade for the course is comprised of:
- In-class assignments and class participation 30%
- Team project: 30% (Class presentation: 50% + Written report: 50%)
- Final exam 40% (Over 50% required to pass the course)
Grades will be assigned as follows:
- 90+: Very good (1)
- 80-89: Good (2)
- 70-79: Satisfactory (3)
- 60-69: Adequate (4)
- < 60: Fail (5)
Students must be enrolled in the Masters Programme for IS. Exceptions are incoming exchange students (five reserved places). If you are an exchange student and want to get into the course, please contact WU’s International Office
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