Interaction Design Methods
Course code
MGA671
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Interaktsioonidisaini meetodid
Course title in English
Interaction Design Methods
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To obtain basic knowledge about principles and methods of interface and interaction design. To familiarize the students with the interaction design process and to develop group work skills.
Brief description of the course
The course addresses:
- Introduction to interaction design methods and to the process of developing and evaluating prototypes.
- Contextual inquiry.
- Creating effective Personas.
- Creating scenario-based design.
- Involving stakeholders in the participatory design process.
- Developing user interface concepts and metaphors,
- Concept mapping, user stories, needs analysis, and quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection.
- Evaluation of low and high fidelity prototypes.
- Introduction to interaction design methods and to the process of developing and evaluating prototypes.
- Contextual inquiry.
- Creating effective Personas.
- Creating scenario-based design.
- Involving stakeholders in the participatory design process.
- Developing user interface concepts and metaphors,
- Concept mapping, user stories, needs analysis, and quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection.
- Evaluation of low and high fidelity prototypes.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands the design process of software user interfaces;
- chooses appropriate methods for involving stakeholders in the design process;
- writes personas and scenarios;
- conducts different methods of data collection.
- understands the design process of software user interfaces;
- chooses appropriate methods for involving stakeholders in the design process;
- writes personas and scenarios;
- conducts different methods of data collection.
Teacher
Panagiotis Kosmas
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