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Fieldwork for Design (INFO90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
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This subject introduces students to the theories and methods used to understand people and settings for designing technical systems. The subject will equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to gather information about people and activities, to understand the intended users of the systems, and to use the insights gained from this process to identify design requirements. This subject is for students interested in a career in user experience (UX) design, interaction design, service design, usability engineering, and human-computer interaction research. It will be of value to students aiming to work in all areas of information technology development and implementation.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critique the common approaches used in fieldwork for design and identify the benefits and limitations of these approaches
- Conduct field studies using appropriate methods for understanding intended users
- Apply qualitative data analysis techniques to analyse data collected from field studies
- Interpret findings from field studies to identify design requirements, develop design prototypes, and propose use case scenarios
- Describe and apply ethical and social considerations in relation to conducting fieldwork and designing and deploying digital technologies in society.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of the following:
COMP90041 Programming and Software Development
OR
ISYS90088 Introduction to Application Development
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Students are expected to have basic proficiency in computing, and familiarity with interactive technologies.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Assignment 1: Group project. This is a group project in which 3-4 students work together to undertake extensive fieldwork. The assignment has four parts and requires approximately 55-60 hours of student work involving 4000 word and a short presentation: Due in weeks 3- 12 (50%).
Assignment 2: Critical review. Students submit an individual short essay (approx. 1000 words) that critiques published example(s) of fieldwork for design. Requiring approximately 20-25 hours of work. Due in week 5 (20%). Addressing ILO 1 and 5.
Assignment 3: Reflective blog. Students will keep a personal learning journal throughout the semester and edit a selection of blog posts. Total contribution is approximately 1500 words requiring approximately 35-40 hours of work. Due in week 1 of the examination period. (30%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jenny Waycott Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022