User Experience Focused Design (EUT455) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
User Experience Focused Design	EUT455	Area Elective	1	2	0	2	3

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Ezgi İlhan Instructor Evren Akar
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; • Kullanıcı deneyimi odaklı tasarıma ilişkin uzmanlık konularını öğrenir. • Bilişsel süreçler, kullanıcı araştırmaları, etkileşim tasarımı ve grafik kullanıcı arayüzü konularında fikir sahibi olur. • Kullanılabilirlik ve kullanışlılık terimleriyle ilgili beyin fırtınası yapma şansı bulur, kullanılabilirlik testlerinin örnekleriyle tanışır. • İhtiyaca yönelik ekran ve kontrol tercihlerini belirleme becerisini geliştirir. • Kullanıcı deneyimi odaklı prototip araçları ile tanışır ve uygulama yaparak deneyim kazanma fırsatı bulur.
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.
	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
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
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to define a creative problem in the focus of design, to develop ideas for solution, to think critically and to synthesize the acquired knowledge to create design solutions
2	To have the competence to present the comprehensive and in-depth knowledge gained in the design discipline effectively and confidently in academic platforms
3	To have the ability to manage design projects effectively from the initial idea stage to the implementation
4	To identify the required research in the field of design, to use the appropriate research methods and techniques, and to interpret and incorporate research results into the design process.
5	To have the ability to put theoretical design knowledge into practice and to produce innovative solutions
6	To be able to communicate verbally and in writing in international environments and to follow the design-oriented agenda
7	To be able to take an active role in both individual and team-based projects and to be able to lead and manage these projects
8	To be aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental contexts and differences, and to consider the interests of people, society and the environment
9	To have knowledge and understanding of sustainability principles and standards in the field of design
10	To evaluate the knowledge and skills in the field of design with an approach that can produce critical, counter thesis and synthesis
11	To have knowledge and understanding of the necessary intellectual, discursive, scientific, technological, technological, aesthetic, artistic, historical and cultural infrastructure for the field
12	To be aware of the changing contexts and requirements in the field of design and to have the motivation and competence for lifelong learning
13	To have knowledge and understanding of the legal framework and standards, corporate and ethical values related to the field
14	To have 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 learn the materials, production technologies and software within the scope of Industrial Design and to use them in the design process

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
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