Course title
Y01540002
Human Centered Design

 SUGIMOTO Masashi
Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)
Program / Major mDP Goals
Department of Design Engineering E E 情報技術に関する高度な専門知識やデジタル技術を含む他の専門分野の知識・技術を活用し、構想を具体化するとともに、実現に向けた取り組みを行うことができる。
Purpose of class
In this class, students experience HCD approaches and key methodologies. They also learn to evaluate and analyze products and services, as well as the design process.
Course description
As digital technologies and services become increasingly sophisticated and complex, it is no longer sufficient to focus solely on “usability.” Designing the entire user experience—including how users interpret, understand, and emotionally evaluate products and services—has become critical. Against this background, Human-Centered Design (HCD) is positioned as an internationally standardized approach for designing products, services, and environments based on user behavior, cognition, and emotions. HCD, as outlined in ISO 9241-210, is a framework that provides processes and methodologies not only for usability evaluation but also for systematically creating and improving user experience (UX). This course aims to help students understand the fundamental concepts and processes of HCD. They also learn how to incorporate users’ subjective evaluations, emotions, and attributes into the design and analysis of familiar products and information services.
Goals and objectives
  1. Explain the HCD approach and its representative methodologies
  2. Apply HCD methodology to identify the problems to solve
  3. Propose solutions to problems using data obtained by HCD methodologies, and express them as design requirements and concepts.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Examination Reporting Total.
1. 30% 10% 40%
2. 0% 30% 30%
3. 0% 30% 30%
Total. 30% 70% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Grades will be based on weekly assignments (30%) and reports (70%), with a minimum passing score of 60. Grade C standard requires not only foundational knowledge of human-centered design but also the attitude to apply that knowledge in design practice.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Orientation: What is HCD? Review of the syllabus and the related materials 30minutes
Review of the handout 90minutes
2. Orientation: UX design and Human centered design 2
Interview Methods 		Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
3. Definition of Usability
Scenario Methods 		Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
4. Persona Methods, Journey Map Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
5. Prototyping and Evaluation Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
6. Evaluation methods : Usability Test, Heuristic evaluation, Cognitive Walkthrough Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
7. Design Thinking Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
8. Photo Essay, Photo Diary
UX Curve, UX Graph 1 		Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
9. UX Curve, UX Graph 2 Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
10. Human Factors and Ergonomics Review of the handout 100minutes
Submission Assignment 90minutes
11. Examination and review Assignment 190minutes
12. Practice on UX design 1 (Research and Setting a goal) Assignment 190minutes
13. Practice on UX design 2（Concept making and prototyping) Assignment 190minutes
14. Practice on UX design 3 (Presentation) Preparation for the presentation 270minutes
Total. - - 2670minutes
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
Reference 1：人間中心設計入門 HCDライブラリー,　山崎和彦・松原幸行・竹内公啓, 近代科学社, 2016
Reference 2：人間中心設計における評価 HCDライブラリー, 黒須正明・樽本徹也・奥泉直子・古田一義・ 佐藤純, 近代科学社, 2019
Reference 3：人間中心設計におけるユーザー調査 HCDライブラリー, 黒須正明・橋爪絢子, 近代科学社, 2021
Reference 4：人間中心設計におけるデザイン HCDライブラリー, 長谷川敦士・松原幸行・山崎和彦, 近代科学社, 2025
Prerequisites
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • After class, via email, chat, or online meetings.
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 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 applicable
N/A N/A
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
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