Practical UI & UX Design

Course description

First you will study the basic concepts and principles of user interface, user experience and visual design. You will choose/brainstorm and describe a service and design user interface for it. You will also plan and host a user interface test.

After the course the student

• can describe and apply in practice the basics concepts and principles of user interface, user experience and visual design.
• can host a user interface test and do a heuristic evaluation.
• can design and create a web, app or desktop design using professional design tools.

Prerequisites

Fluent basic use of a computer

Assessment criteria

• Approved/Failed
• Individual & group tasks, peer review, project
• Given individual and group tasks need to be completed at an acceptable level.

Course way of working and time table

First you will study the basic concepts and principles of user interface, user experience and visual design. You will choose/brainstorm and describe a service and design user interface for it. You will also plan and host a user interface test. This is an online course. There will be three online sessions (Zoom). During those sessions we will have short lectures and team discussions/workshops. You must attend to minimum two online sessions. Also, you will have individual tasks and project. Some assignments will be peer-reviewed.

Online sessions (Zoom)

1. Tuesday 7 May 18:00-20:15
2. Tuesday 14 May 18:00-20:15
3. Tuesday 21 May 18:00-20:15

Course additional info

• Enroll in the course primarily through your own Peppi/Pakki/student desktop. If your home UAS is not yet part of the cross-study system Ripa, you can register using the enrollment form that opens from the button at the top of the page
• You can find more information about enrollment on the Cross-institutional studies Ask for more information on enrollment or course approval, studentservices@hamk.fi
• Please note that the teacher will only answer questions about the content of the course

Course enrolment info

• Check the implementation plan before enrolling!
• Centria, Humak, TAMK, Turku UAS, VAMK and XAMK student, enroll at Peppi/Pakki
  • you can see the enrollment status on your PSP.
  • you can find more information about enrollment on the Cross-institutional studies website
• Student from another UAS (if using Peppi/Pakki for cross-study enrollment is not possible)
  • Select your home UAS from the list. If it is not there, you cannot register using the form.
  • Write your personal identity number in the correct format on the form! An incompletely reported ID may prevent you from accessing the course.
  • Fill in the email address of your home university on the enrolment form – entering a different email address does not entitle you to a study place! Make sure your address is spelled correctly.
  • Make a note for yourself of which course you have enrolled for.
  • Registration is binding. If you must cancel your registration, make room for another student by sending email to studentservices@hamk.fi

 

• Enrollments will be processed at once after the enrollment period has ended.
• You will receive an email when you have been approved and an ID has been created for HAMK’s information systems. Email sometimes goes into spam, so check your spam as well.
• Activate the HAMK user ID! We require the registration and use of HAMK IDs during the course.