Students will...learn the basics of applying Usability/User Experience in the context of software development;deal with methods that can be applied during the process;perform a sample project to collect practical experiences in the application of "Human Centered Design" ;prepare for follow-up Projects in the field of interactive systems (e.g. Praxissemester, Diploma Thesis)

Theroetical units of the lecture alternating with presentations of assignments/ project prototypes. 

Human-Computer Interaction BasicsProcess Models of Human Centered Design ProcessesEvaluation Methods to be applied to ensure usability and user experience: e.g. focus groups, usability tests, contextual interviews and their applicationPrototyping: Design methods and tools (Pencil, Adobe XD, Ionic Framework, etc.)This course is a compulsory course in Master's specialization Human-Computer Interaction, For further information please refer to the following link:  Master Human-Computer Interaction  

Basics in Human Computer Interaction (either from Bachelor courses at AAU or equivalent ones from other institutions)

Group Work, Presentations, Prototype Development

Human-Computer Interaction Theories and Concepts and their application to an Human Centered Design Process on the basis of a practical example. 

Presence and active participation in the plenary sessions. Quality, completeness of submitted assigmentsAspects of the development process:Quality / Completeness of the developed prototypeApplication of Methods (e.g. Evaluation, Competitive Analysis)Adherence to a User Centered Design process Note: Due to increasing cases of plagiarism (e.g. submission of solutions not developed in-house, copying of software solutions or parts thereof) and the use of AI, particular attention is paid to this aspect. The use of example solutions (e.g. from colleagues, from libraries on the web) or support from AI is generally permitted, but must be clearly communicated and referenced accordingly. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the course. See also: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Code-of-Conduct-in-englischer-Sprache.pdf