Course title
L00350003
Interaction Design

sripian peeraya
Course description
Interaction design is incorporated into a product’s overall design from the very beginning to optimize the product functionality portion of the user experience.
This course offers a cross-disciplinary, practical and process-oriented introduction to the field, showing not just what principles ought to apply to interaction design, but crucially how they can be applied.
Purpose of class
To offer a cross-disciplinary, practical and process-oriented introduction to the field. The target students need no preliminary background and can be from the various field.
Goals and objectives
  1. The students can understand the basic idea of HCI
  2. The students can learn principles of Interaction design
  3. The students can learn how the principles can be applied
Language
English
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Introduction to interaction design.
- Introducing good and poor design.
- group discussion and workshop about good and poor design
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
2. Introduction to interaction design (cont.)
- What is user experience (with examples)
- The process of interaction design
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
3. Design Principles.
- Applying design principles in practice.
- group discussion and workshop about design principles
Preparation for lesson and review 100minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
4. Understanding and conceptualizing interaction
- The problem space and conceptualizing interaction
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
5. Understanding and conceptualizing interaction (cont.)
- group discussion and workshop about conceptualizing interaction
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
6. Cognitive aspects
- What is cognition
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
7. Cognitive aspects
- cognitive framework
- mental model
- group workshop about cognitive aspects
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
8. Social interaction
- Social media and how it is used
- Group discussion about social media
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
9. Social interaction
- Beyond social media
Preparation for lesson and review 150minutes
10. Social interaction
- group workshop about social interaction
Preparation for lesson and review 100minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
11. Emotional interaction
- Emotions and user experience
- Types of interfaces
- Group discussion about emotional interaction 1
Preparation for lesson and review 100minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
12. Emotional interaction
- Types of interfaces
- Group discussion about emotional interaction 1
- Discussion of emotional interaction video
Preparation for lesson and review 100minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
13. Emotional interaction
-Group workshop about emotional interaction 2
Introduction to the interface (overview)
Preparation for lesson and review 100minutes
Group discussion report 50minutes
Preparing presentation 50minutes
14. Presentation in group regarding interaction design Preparing presentation + review 50minutes
Final report 100minutes
Total. - - 2250minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

Group discussion report Group presentation in class Final presentation Total.
1. 10% 10% 10% 30%
2. 10% 10% 10% 30%
3. 10% 15% 15% 40%
Total. 30% 35% 35% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Evaluated by group discussion reports (45%), group presentation in class (35%) and final presentation and report
The criteria for obtaining 60% (to pass) is that the student is able to propose the improved design based on the topics discussed in the classroom.
Textbooks and reference materials
Textbook: J. Preece, H. Sharp, and Y. Rogers, Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
Prerequisites
N/A
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Monday 10:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00, prior appointment by email
  • Wednesday 13:00-16:00, prior appointment by email
Relation to the environment
Non-environment-related course
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
N/A N/A
Last modified : Thu Mar 21 14:20:16 JST 2019