Designproject - Usabilty and User Experience

11B1156

Bachelor

German, English

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

Being able to carry out more complex design tasks is a basic requirement for successful work as a designer. Within the scope of the degree programme, one focus of the training is therefore on expanding the ability to integrate ergonomic and occupational science issues into the design process and system design in a meaningful way. Especially considering the aspect of product development for the user, it is essential to pay sufficient attention to ergonomic and user experience aspects and to apply them in complex study projects.

Project definition, target/actual analysis, concept, design, elaboration, evaluation, iterative and agile design development, presentation, documentation

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment

• Presentation

>30 pages of documentation

Within the framework of a complex design project, the students acquire the competence of a use- and context-focused product design in terms of ergonomics, aesthetics and system functionality

The students possess the ability to adapt working conditions and work equipment to people and their characteristics. They are able to approach an ergonomically focussed problem in a design-practical way and to develop efficient approaches to solutions on the basis of theoretical knowledge and practical experiments in a complex design project.

Excursions to companies, museums or exhibitions are planned as part of the course and can be taken by the students on a voluntary basis.

Students who have successfully studied this module use a range of procedures and methods to process complex designs and present them in a structured manner.

Students who have successfully studied this module use a range of established procedures and methods to process complex designs and present them in a structured manner. However, they are also able to develop new methods themselves, to reflect on them and to apply them contextually.

After successful completion of the module, the students are able to develop their own methods, generate novel solutions and argue these in the context of scientific papers and presentations in an interdisciplinary manner.

Students who have successfully studied this module are able to present ideas, concepts and products convincingly in writing and pictures, as well as rhetorically polished. They are not only able to work together in a team, they also see the synergetic added value of interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams and use them for their project work and scientific communication.

Students who have successfully studied this module will be able to work effectively with experts in work science, marketing and psychology to produce innovative and meaningful outcomes.

• Hofmann, Thomas

• Beate, Bastian