Entry requirements

At least 30 credits from 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 draw together the education of the first year and apply this in a larger synthesis project. The learning objectives are modelled on similar objectives for the final thesis project.

In this course, students work individually or in small groups to plan, execute and account for an interaction design project. Students can draw from their work in the prior course to set the scene for their project, and thereafter build knowledge through design activities, engaging with literature and relevant stakeholders. Advisors will help students navigate the complexity of the projects, which culminates in a report modelled on the thesis and exhibition.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will be able to:

1. Establish a framing of an interaction design problem through engagement in the design situation and relevant literature
2. Constructively and ethically engage with stakeholders relevant to the design situation
3. Draw out and communicate insights from the project in a scholarly format
4. Engage relevant stakeholders in dialogue around the framing of the project, the reasoning of decisions made in the project and its outcomes

Learning activities

Lectures, seminars, exercises and independent work.

Assessment

The course is assessed through two assessments:

• Report. Modelled on the final thesis, the report communicates and positions the work in relation to the literature (HP 5; LOs 1, 2 & 3)
• Exhibition. Students produce artifacts and materials which communicate their work and engage with stakeholders beyond the university (HP 2.5; LO 4)

Please be aware that students undergoing re-exam are not entitled to additional supervision unless there are extenuating circumstances. As a result, the course coordinator may need to apply alternative formats for re-exams, depending on the situation.

Course literature

There is no set literature for this course as it will vary depending on the topic chosen by the students independently.

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.