Lecture Interface Design (für Master MMT)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Hußmann
Tutorials: Dr. Bastian Pfleging (MMT), Axel Hösl (Learning Sciences), Gesa Wiegand
Hours per week: 2 (Lecture) + 2 (Tutorial) (non-regular recurrence)
ECTS credits: 6
Modul: Master Media Management and Digital Technologies P4 "Interface Design"
Language: English

News

• 12.10.2017 This course starts for MMT students with a kick-off meeting on October 23, 2017. Learning Scienes students will join on October 24, 2017.
• Note: This lecture is limited to students of the Master programs Psychology in Learning Sciences and Media, Management and Digital Technologies.

Dates and Locations

• Lecture:
  Date: Tuesday 10:15-11:45 (not every week)
  Location: Main Building, Room B 015
• Tutorial:
  Date: Monday 14:14-15:45
  Location: Schellingstraße 9, Room 314

Course Material

Course material, event details etc. are provided in our Moodle course.

Contents

This course is targeted to students of the international Master program MMT. The lecture and the tutorials give an introduction to interface design for digital systems, which means to Human-Computer Interaction. The course is held in English language, is designed for Master level, but does not assume deep previous knowledge in Computer Science.
How do novice users react when being confronted with novel interfaces of computerized systems? Can problematic situations like deterrence of the user or operation errors be prevented by a clever design of the system? How can systems be master-tailored to a specific group of users? How can the design of a system intrinsically support a progressive learning curve for the users in mastering the system?
These questions will be in the focus of the lecture. Theories and design approaches from the area of Human Computer Interaction, a sub-discipline of Computer Science neighboring to Psychology, will be introduced in the lecture. Concrete techniques for a user-centered design process for computerized products will be presented, with an emphasis on "low-fidelity prototyping" techniques. These techniques enable a design phase, which decouples interaction issues from technical issues. In particular, all design steps in such a methodology can be carried out in principle without any prerequisite knowledge in technology or programming.

The lecture course is suitable for:

• Students of Master 'Media, Management and Digital Technologies'
• Students of Master 'Psychology in Learning Sciences'

Lecture

For details, please open the Moodle course.

Tutorial

For details, please open the Moodle course.

Exam details

• Date: February 19, 2018, 14:00 (s.t.) - 16:00
• Deadline for registration: see LSF
• Deadline for deregistration: see LSF
• The registration is possible via LSF
• Rooms (lastname):
  • A-Z: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, A 014
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• Attention:
  • Closed book exam: lecture/exercise slides or other material is forbidden.
  • Calculators are not permitted.
  • Language of the Exam: English. You may respond in German or English.
  • Mobile phones, laptops and any other communication technologies are strictly forbidden. Ideally, leave them at home.
  • Student id card required
  • Real (!!) identification document required (e.g. ID card or passport)
  • Bring a non-programmable calculator
  • Bring a ruler