Entry requirements

120 credits from semester 1-4 within the programme Interaction Design.

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course is included in the main field of interaction design and can be included in the degree requirements for a bachelor's degree in interaction design.

Course contents

Module 1: Students analyse selected thesis reports from the area of interaction design regarding theoretical framing, choice of research question, and choice of research method. Students are also introduced to potential thesis topics by researchers and invited guests. Working methods include writing and group work.

Module 2: Students prepare directly for their subsequent thesis. Through engagement with the literature and teaching team, they scope a topic for their thesis, a research framing and research question. Students are appointed a supervisor who then follows the student in the course Degree Project. With the support of the supervisor, the student develops a draft project plan.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will have demonstrated:

1. Formulating a research question relevant to interaction design

2. Selection and constructive use of the knowledge and disciplinary foundations of interaction design, including literature and methods

3. Contextualise proposed project in relation to societal and ethical concerns

Learning activities

Lectures, seminars, presentations and written assignment.

Assessment

The course has a single assessment: the research plan. If this assessment meets all intended learning outcomes, a pass (G) is awarded.

Research Plan: This is a written synopsis and plan for your individual thesis work. It includes the empirical and theoretical grounding of the thesis topic, a specific and concise research question, description of research methods appropriate for the research question and a preliminary plan and schedule. (HP 7.5, LOs 1-3).

Course literature

• Muratovski, G. (2016) Research for Designers. SAGE Publications.
• Koskinen, I., Redström, J., Zimmerman, J., Wensveen, S. and Binder T. (2011) Design Research Through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom. Morgan Kaufmann.

Course evaluation

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

Interim rules

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

Additional information

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.