This document provides an introduction and overview of the IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods course. It introduces the course instructors Hans Põldoja and Vanessa Vorteil. The course objectives are to provide practical interaction design skills and theoretical background through academic literature. The course is part of an integrated HCI project involving multiple courses. It will cover interaction design methods through contact sessions, group projects, and readings. The schedule outlines the topics and assignments for each session throughout the semester. Grading will involve assignments, group work, and a final exam. Example projects from previous years are shown.

1. Introduction to the
course
Hans Põldoja
IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods

2. Hans Põldoja
Head of Studies, Associate Professor of Educational Technology
Tallinn University, School of Digital Technologies
Education:
Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture (2016)
Tallinn Pedagogical University (2003)
hans.poldoja@tlu.ee
http://www.hanspoldoja.net

3. Vanessa Vorteil
Vanessa loves connecting entrepreneurship, education and IT.
Her background is in business, IT analysis and HCI. She has
been a Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Master and now
works with user experience projects under Tallinn University,
teaches coding, UI and UX and does many more other things.
vanessa.vorteil@tlu.ee

4. https://ifi7313.wordpress.com

5. Course objectives
• Practical: overview of interaction design methods, practical
IxD skills and group work skills
• Theoretical: working with academic literature on the field,
presenting design research in MA thesis

6. HCI integrated project
• IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
• IFI7309.DT Development of Interactive Systems
• IFI7310.DT User Experience Evaluation
• IFI7315.DT Practice

7. Structure of the course
• 4 ECTS / 104 hours
• Contact sessions (40 / 28 hours)
• Work on a group project (52 hours)
• Reading the recommended literature (12 hours)

8. Schedule: February
• 07.02.2019 — Integrated project introduction session
• 08.02.2019 — Interaction Design Methods introduction
session. Competitive reviews. Personas.
• 22.02.2019 — Scenario-based design.

9. Schedule: March
• 08.03.2019 — Concept mapping. User stories. Information
architecture.
• 23.03.2019 — Low-fidelity prototyping

10. Schedule: April
• 05.04.2019 — User interface prototyping: tools and
techniques
• 25.04.2019 — Feedback to detailed user interface prototypes

11. Schdedule: May
• 16.05.2019 — Final presentations

12. Week Theme
Contact
hours
Group
assignments
Reading Total
04.02.2019 Introduction, competitive review, personas 10 4 1 15
11.02.2019 Introduction, competitive review, personas 4 1 5
18.02.2019 Scenario-based design 4 4 1 9
25.02.2019 Scenario-based design 4 1 5
04.03.2019 Concept mapping, user stories, information architecture 4 4 1 9
11.03.2019 Concept mapping, user stories, information architecture 4 1 5
18.03.2019 Low-fidelity prototyping 8 4 1 13
25.03.2019 Low-fidelity prototyping 4 1 5
01.04.2019 Low-fidelity prototyping 1 1
08.04.2019 High-fidelity prototyping 4 6 1 11
15.04.2019 High-fidelity prototyping 6 1 7
22.04.2019 High-fidelity prototyping 4 4 1 9
29.04.2019 0
06.05.2019 0
13.05.2019 Final presentations 6 4 10
40 52 12 104

13. Learning environment
• Course blog: https://ifi7313.wordpress.com
• Group blogs
• Google Drive for readings and full presentations
• GitHub
• SlideShare, YouTube, etc.

14. Assessment and grading
• Exam
• 11 graded assignments:
• 2 individually graded assignments (A2, A3)
• 9 graded group assignments
• Max 100 points

15. Example projects from previous
years

24. Your projects

25. User experience redesign for Rolling
Stories

26. Fostering sharing with trust

27. MoLinks -- Influencer (Creator) LinkedIn

28. Wearable solution for Functional
Movement Screen test

29. Portfolio Web portal for HCI Group

30. Communication Tool for ICP (Intensive
Care Patients)

31. Body-Centric Vibrotactile Displays

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Hans Põldoja
hans.poldoja@tlu.ee
IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
https://ifi7313.wordpress.com
Tallinn University
School of Digital Technologies