Advanced Topics in User Experience
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Module Aims
Aim 1
Identify appropriate techniques for use in UX practice
Aim 2
Provide experience in novel and emerging areas of UX practice.
Aim 3
Explore, explain and critique a variety of UX methods
Module Content
NOTE: This module introduces new and emerging trends whilst also taking advantage of visiting and guest tutors and focussing on research activities currently carried out by the UCLan team.
The content therefore is variable but will typically include:
Models of Interactivity
Activity and social theories
Theories of fun, pleasure and their application to user experience
Language and communication theories and their application to user experience
Methods and techniques for evaluating user experience
Design practice within user experience
User centred security, privacy and trust
Feminist research in UX
User Experience in different contexts such as games
User Experience and Children
Sustainable User Experience
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
The core learning material will be delivered during lecture sessions; these will be available on the web for online use where they will be augmented with additional learning materials and tasks.
Face to face seminar sessions will give the students the chance to discuss and present their work in a critical environment. Visiting academics and researchers from UCLan will supplement the core curriculum with lectures on current UX topics.
This module will reflect current topics and the research interests of the staff. Consequently, the details of the assessment will vary. In assignment 1, students will be expected to report on the application of techniques to a given situation before drawing on relevant literature to evaluate the techniques in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, etc. in that situation. Students may be asked to apply UX techniques to analyse a system or to carry out an experiment to gather data (e.g. on the performance of users with different types technology). However, the techniques that students are asked to consider will depend on the staff research interests. In the critical analysis, students may be given the opportunity to investigate a current issue starting with given seed articles and review relevant research approaches and ethical issues. Students will be encouraged to include relevant areas and articles that are of particular interests to them.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through an examination and a critical analysis coursework.
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