Prerequisite courses for this course are: KD640A Introduction to multidisciplinary interaction design (passed) KD641A Embodied interaction (passed) and KD642A Collaborative media (passed)
The course can normally be included as part of a general degree at advanced level.
The graduation project is an interaction design project on a topic of the student’s own choice. It is carried out individually or in small teams. The work comprises practical design work as well as reflective work and reporting to academic standards.
An interaction design project at advanced level within the topic chosen by the student(s).
Repertoire and theory
1. Building an overview of existing canonical examples, best practices and academic state of the art in a chosen subfield within interaction design.
Skills and techniques
2. Displaying ability to plan and execute an interaction design project at advanced level in the chosen field, individually or in small teams, within the time and resource limitations at hand.
3. Displaying ability to choose techniques appropriate for advanced-level design work and execute them appropriately.
Reflection and criticism
4. Displaying ability to assess advanced-level design work.
Planning and performing an interaction design project at advanced level within a chosen topic, individually or in small teams. Reporting the work individually in a Master’s Thesis and an (individual or joint) exhibition piece, which are both made public. The student’s work is supported by individual supervision and joint seminars.
The individual Master’s Thesis and exhibition piece are assessed by examiners in a public seminar. This assessment addresses all four learning outcomes (1–4).
Resources selected by student and project supervisor based on the chosen topic.
Summative written evaluation upon completion of the course.