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Spring 2017: March 28 - May 5.
Instructors:
Dr Joëlle Bitton
joelle.bitton@zhdk.ch
Nicole Foelsterl
nicole.foelsterl@zhdk.ch
Office hours by appointment
The module takes place over 6 weeks, including a reading week (5), from Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am-17pm. March 28 - May 5.
Class sessions include lectures, discussions, mentoring sessions, in-class exercises, assignments and independent study blocks.
Overview and Objectives
Topic
In an interaction design process, different methods are applied in several stages of project development: Context/User Inquiry, Concept Generation, Idea Testing, Prototype Development, Evaluation and Concept Iteration.
This course is project-based and will allow students to have a hands-on experience with a range of methods at different stages of interaction design process.
Organised in groups, students will develop innovative design concept for a product, a service or an experience.
Following a structured stages of observation, creation, and evaluation we will discuss and apply from situated and user-centered methods to creative design practice (eg. bodystorming, context analysis, video scenarios).
During the course the student will learn:
- how to design through personal exploration and in communication with others (participatory design)
- how to search for new possibilities/opportunites/alternatives for interactive products, rather than responding to a set of given requirements
- how to use a variety of methods and tools which can be existing design practices, can be borrowed from other disciplines and can be developed by designers themselves
Final Deliverables
1. Documentation of assignments and your design process in a blog
2. Convincing presentation of an interaction design product, a service and/or an experience grounded on the understanding of the user and the context
Expectations and Grading
Grades will be based on group presentations, class participation, home assignments, documentation (journal) and final work. All work should be produced in English.
Contributing to constructive group feedback is an essential aspect of class participation.
Regular attendance is required. Two or more unexcused absences will affect the final grade. Arriving late on more than one occasion will also affect the grade.
Group presentations 20%
Final work 30%
Class participation 10%
Journal Documentation 20%
Assignments 20%
Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.
Assignments
- Group presentations
Interval group presentations each week present the advancement of the group's project and highlight the specific requirements of that week.
Each presentation are structured so that each group member will introduce an aspect of the project. On average, the presentation should be 10 minutes.
The format is open:
- Live sketching
- Demo with prototyping
- Classic Slides presentation
- etc.
- Final Work
The final outcome of the class is a project proposal in the form of a working prototype, user-tested and represented to an external audience in the form of a film and/or a medium of your choice (installation, website, etc...). For this class, there will be an emphasis on the film narrative as a way to disseminate your proposal.
- Journal/Blog
A separate 'Journal' is developed by each student that reflects on learnings from the seminar. It should be in the form of an online blog (ie. WordPress, Tumblr or other):
- The journal should be structured in a generally comprehensible manner
- The lecture notes, including annotations, are stored
- Notes, sketches for each day should be included as well
- Home assignments
Throughout the module, various short home assignments will be given to practice concepts discussed in class.
Course Materials
Readings are made available in the shared IAD server.
Calendar
Week 1 | Tuesday 28.3 | Wednesday 29.3 | Thursday 30.3 | Friday 31.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morning | Kickoff 10.30-11.30 11.30-12.00 | Field Research | Independent Study | Field Research / Independent Study |
Afternoon | 13.00-13.45 13.45-14.30 14.30 | 13.00-14.00 14.00-15.00 15.00 | 13.00-13.30 13.30-14.30 14.30-15.00 15.00 | 13.00-15.00 |
Week 2 | Tuesday 4.4 | Wednesday 5.4 | Thursday 6.4 | Friday 7.4 |
Morning | 09.30-11.30 | 09.00-12.00 | Independent Study | Independent Study: |
Afternoon | 13.00-13.15 13.15-15.30 15.30-16.00 | Independent Study: | Independent Study | 13.00-15.00 |
Week 3 | Tuesday 11.4 | Wednesday 12.4 | Thursday 13.4 | Friday 14.4 |
Morning | 09.30-11.30 11.30-12.30 | Independent Study | 09.00-12.00 | Holiday |
Afternoon | 13.00-15.00 | Independent Study | 13.00-15.00 | |
Week 4 | Tuesday 18.4 | Wednesday 19.4 | Thursday 20.4 | Friday 21.4 |
Morning | 09.30-12.00 Mentoring: Storytelling JB | Independent Study | Independent Study | 09.00-12.00 |
Afternoon | 13.00-15.00 | 13.00-16.00 | Independent Study | 13.00-16.00 |
Week 5 | Tuesday 25.4 | Wednesday 26.4 | Thursday 27.4 | Friday 28.4 |
Reading Week | Reading Week | Reading Week | Reading Week | |
Week 6 | Tuesday 2.5 | Wednesday 3.5 | Thursday 4.5 | Friday 5.5 |
Morning | Independent Study | 09.00-12.00 Mentoring JB | 09.00-12.00 Mentoring: Editing NF | 09.00-12.00 |
Afternoon | 13.00-16.00 Mentoring: Editing NF | Independent Study | Independent Study |
JB: Joëlle Bitton, NF: Nicole Foesterl
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