Entry requirements

At least 15 credits in the main field of Interaction Design.

Progression level in relation to degree requirements

The course can normally be included as part of a general degree at undergraduate level.

Course contents

The purpose of the course is to develop students’ scholarly practice (such as engaging with literature, constructing arguments and writing in an academic fashion) in relation to the field of interaction design.

Students are introduced to notions of scholarly rigour and validity in relation to the concerns of interaction design research. In a broader sense, we unpack the meaning of knowledge creation and application in the design process. Traditions and genres of research relevant to interaction design is introduced through contemporary and classic texts.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will be able to:

1. Write in an academic style, with appropriate language, formatting, citing and structuring
2. Constructively use literature to support an argument
3. Frame and describe an existing interaction design research topic
4. Relate design activities to understandings of design from the literature

Learning activities

Lectures, seminars, exercises and independent work.

Assessment

The course is assessed through a single written work of a scholarly style (HP 7.5; LOs 1-4).

Course literature

You will be introduced to these books in the course and they will serve you for other courses as well.

• Muratovski, G. (2016) Research for Designers: A Guide to Methods and Practice. Sage Publishers
• Bailey, S. (2014) Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. Routledge.

Additional research texts will be provided per lecture and essay topics.

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.