Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student is able
- to employ the user-centric techniques and description methods for designing and modelling a digital service
- to model digital services
- to conceptualise and produce appropriate and viable prototypes with reference to the design documents for the digital service

Teaching methods

Features of the course:
o This study unit is ONLINE learning with the possibility of offering online tutoring and counseling via Zoom with the teachers.

It is possible to combine Laurea Leppävaara Digital Living Lab (009) -capabilities for this course as well, including IOT, robotics, VR or drones.

Location and time

Fully online studies: Not dependent on place (online distance studies).
>> Complete weekly schedule will be provided to eligible and accepted students.
>> Teacher will send welcome emails to accepted students before the study unit begins

(Optionally, students can utilize the Laurea Leppävaara/ 009 Digital Living Lab for their studies.)

Learning materials and recommended literature

In this course, we are using the following materials: (1) Video-based tutorials (2) Laurea Library materials
Ebook: About Face 3: The essentials of interaction design by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin

Alternative completion methods of implementation

This course can be done also as customer development-, R&D- or entrepreneurship project. In these cases, contact the teachers for further information.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

This course can be done also as customer development-, R&D- or entrepreneurship project. In these cases, contact the teachers for further information.

Important dates

See Pakki -calendar, weekly coaching sessions during the study unit.

Forms of internationality

This study unit is suitable for exchange students and international co-projects.

Students workload

Kindly notice the following carefully before registering for the study unit. This is a professional training study unit and it requires regular weekly learning effort.
The student is expected to be able to schedule his work according to the schedule of the implementation.
5 credits | Total 137.5 hours of student learning time | 8-10 hours per week

Content and scheduling

Content:
The course consists of the following modules:
• Module 1: Project Management
• Module 2: User Research
• Module 3: Prototyping
• Module 4: Figma/Axure Rp/Low code- No code

>>Weekly or biweekly modules on Canvas

# Detailed schedule is released at the beginning of the study unit
NOTE: There can be minor scheduling changes.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation methods and criteria
The student can collect points with online learning, online assignments. Following are evaluation components (more details in next tabs):

Online Assignments (30%)
-Project requirement document (5)
-Personas (5)
-Wireframes (5)
-Style Guide or Brand Guide ( identity ) (5)
-Learning reflection (10)

Project (70%)
-Teamwork and Project management (5)
-How you master the tools -Figma (15)
-Project deliverables (50)

Evaluation criteria, fail (0)

Student scores less than 50% of the total points.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

50-59 points: Grade "1" (satisfactory)

60-69 points: Grade "2" (satisfactory)

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

70-79 points: Grade "3" (good)

80-89 points: Grade "4" (very good)

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

90-100 points: Grade "5" (excellent)