Usability and User Interface Design
Date of implementation
1.9. – 21.12.2025
Scope
Type of studies and location
Which degree program is the course from?
Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
Teaching language
What will you learn?
After completing the course, a student can
– identify basic problems in usability situations
– pay attention to basic demands existing between users and tools
– take user’s place in usability problems
– construct easy driven user connections
What do the studies include?
– Designing the user connection
– Problematic situations in usability
– Estimating the usability
– Ergonomics in usability
Initial schedule (may change)
• 9/25 : usability definition, benefits, principles and operating models
• 10/25 : human as user, interaction, culture and environment and usability evaluation
• 11/25: usability testing, user research, conceptual design and sense of sight and visual observation
• 9-12/25: practice work on the topics discussed in the course. It is carried out in small groups.
The content of the course is divided into three areas: analysis, planning and evaluation.
In the first part, the acquisition of user data is practiced as a basis for planning. In the second part, you practice creating an interactive user interface. In the third part, user interface and user experience evaluation methods are practiced.
– Basics of user orientation and usability
– User research and information acquisition methods
– Design sprints and creating an interactive user interface
– Usability assessment methods and tools
– Design and execution of usability tests
When and where will the course be held?
You can find the exact teaching times and places on Lukkarikone.
- Change the language from the top right corner under “FI”. Enter the course code 5051257-3007 and press search.
- Add the course to the schedule by pressing +Add on the search results list.
- The course schedule is now shown on the calendar view, where you'll find the time and place of each meeting.
If the teaching times are not shown on Lukkarikone, contact the teacher.
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Study places
5
Price:
75 €
Who is the course suitable for?
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