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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Introductory

Unit aim

Equips students with the tools to design immersive interactive systems for the internet-of-things (IoT). Students will learn the difference between traditional user experience design and user experience in IoT. Students will be required to implement a small interactive system for pervasive and immersive user experience.

Unit content

Topic 1: User experience design for the internet-of-things (IoT)

Topic 2: Overview of IoT components (networks and things) and their effects on user experience design

Topic 3: Understanding people, activities, context and technologies

Topic 4: Product information and strategies

Topic 5: Interface and interaction design

Topic 6: Cross-device interactions and inter-usability

Topic 7: Interoperability

Topic 8: Responsible IoT design

Topic 9: Designing data visualisations for immersive interactions such as virtual reality

Topic 10: Iterative design: Prototyping and learning

Topic 11: Designing complex and interconnected products

Topic 12: Recent trends in user experience design

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify and explain the challenges of designing user-centred interactive experience in IoT
2 apply appropriate methods and techniques to successfully design interactive technologies that engage users
3 consider and use appropriate activities, context, multi-platform technologies for interactive system design
4 design, develop and create user-centred interactive systems for IoT

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify and explain the challenges of designing user-centred interactive experience in IoT
    • GA4:
  2. apply appropriate methods and techniques to successfully design interactive technologies that engage users
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. consider and use appropriate activities, context, multi-platform technologies for interactive system design
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
  4. design, develop and create user-centred interactive systems for IoT
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4: