KOGS2005 Design of Everyday Things (2 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Information Technology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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Design of Everyday Things

Description

Content

In this course, a book (Design of Everyday Things) by Donald Norman serves as course literature for a book exam. From cognitive scientific perspective, the contents of the book deal with how design serves as communication in interaction between a design artefact and a person. It is essential to pay attention to what issues are needed to consider in designing understandable, but also experientially pleasurable artefatcs to be used on a daily basis.

Completion methods

Exams in general exam days in periods Autumn 2 & Spring 2

Learning outcomes

The learning objectives of this course is to provide understanding of why and how people need to be acknowledged in designing everyday objects.

Study materials

Norman, D. (2013). The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition. Basic Books.

Completion methods

Method 1

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Exam (2 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching