Design and New Media

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• principles of design thinking and interaction design including user-centred design;
• methodologies and concepts relevant to design for new media.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critically debate the module’s key concepts at an advanced level.
• demonstrate advanced proficiency in user-modelling and design development tools and techniques;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• communicate and reflect upon the process and outcomes of design activities;
• collaborate effectively and use time management skills.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse complex problems and envision a range of solutions.
• develop and articulate insights gained from a variety of research methods;

• Design methodologies, models and concepts
• Interaction design and user-centred design
• Principles of digital media
• Observational research methods
• Ideation techniques
• Sketching and drawing
• Prototyping and user testing
• Web technologies, languages and platforms
• Reflective writing

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

Workshops

Lectures

Tutorials

Presentations

Site visits

Learning activities include:

Practical tasks

Group activities

Independent study

Reading

Blogging

Reflective writing

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Guide to Experience Mapping.

The Messy Art Of UX Sketching.

Core Ideas About Personas And The User Experience [Online]. Measuring Usability.

Textbooks

GARRETT, J. J. (2010). The Elements of User Experience: User-Centred Design for the Web and Beyond (Voices That Matter). New Riders.

FRIIS, S. & GELTING, A., (2014). The 5C Model.. Hong Kong: DesignEd Asia.

MANOVICH, L. (2002). The Language of New Media. MIT Press.

BUXTON, W. (2007). If Someone Made a Sketch in the Forest and Nobody Saw It. In Sketching User Experiences: getting the design right and the right design. Oxford: Morgan Kaufmann.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External