Introduction to the
course
Hans Põldoja
IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
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
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
https://ifi7313.wordpress.com
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
HCI integrated project
• IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
• IFI7309.DT Development of Interactive Systems
• IFI7310.DT User Experience Evaluation
• IFI7315.DT Practice
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)
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.
Schedule: March
• 08.03.2019 — Concept mapping. User stories. Information
architecture.
• 23.03.2019 — Low-fidelity prototyping
Schedule: April
• 05.04.2019 — User interface prototyping: tools and
techniques
• 25.04.2019 — Feedback to detailed user interface prototypes
Schdedule: May
• 16.05.2019 — Final presentations
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
Learning environment
• Course blog: https://ifi7313.wordpress.com
• Group blogs
• Google Drive for readings and full presentations
• GitHub
• SlideShare, YouTube, etc.
Assessment and grading
• Exam
• 11 graded assignments:
• 2 individually graded assignments (A2, A3)
• 9 graded group assignments
• Max 100 points
Example projects from previous
years
Your projects
User experience redesign for Rolling
Stories
Fostering sharing with trust
MoLinks -- Influencer (Creator) LinkedIn
Wearable solution for Functional
Movement Screen test
Portfolio Web portal for HCI Group
Communication Tool for ICP (Intensive
Care Patients)
Body-Centric Vibrotactile Displays
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
International License. To view a copy of this license, visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Hans Põldoja
hans.poldoja@tlu.ee
IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
https://ifi7313.wordpress.com
Tallinn University
School of Digital Technologies

Introduction to the course

  • 1.
    Introduction to the course HansPõldoja IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods
  • 2.
    Hans Põldoja Head ofStudies, 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 lovesconnecting 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.
  • 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 thecourse • 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 04.02.2019Introduction, 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 • Courseblog: 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 fromprevious years
  • 24.
  • 25.
    User experience redesignfor Rolling Stories
  • 26.
  • 27.
    MoLinks -- Influencer(Creator) LinkedIn
  • 28.
    Wearable solution forFunctional Movement Screen test
  • 29.
    Portfolio Web portalfor HCI Group
  • 30.
    Communication Tool forICP (Intensive Care Patients)
  • 31.
  • 32.
    This work islicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Hans Põldoja hans.poldoja@tlu.ee IFI7313.DT Interaction Design Methods https://ifi7313.wordpress.com Tallinn University School of Digital Technologies