Courses & Units

User Experience (UX) Design ZAD123

Introduction

User Experience (UX) design seeks to improve the usability, accessibility, and pleasure a product or service provides by identifying the specific points of interaction. By adjusting these points, data can be captured, and improvements measured and replicated. Once you learn the basics, you’ll be applying UX techniques to all parts of your life.

In this unit, you will be introduced to concepts and principles of UX design: the application of design and development processes to enable desirable and effective human interactions with products, services, technologies and interfaces. You will learn about user-centric design — how to engage with end-users to co-design outcomes that are strongly aligned with their requirements, expectations and needs. Through case studies and practical exercises, you will learn how to apply these processes. You will develop a physical or virtual interface with features that personalise user experiences, and that enhance user satisfaction, usability (simplicity of use), accessibility (ability to access a service or product), decision-making, wayfinding and navigation.

Summary

Unit name User Experience (UX) Design
Unit code ZAD123
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Business & Economics
University College
Discipline STEAM
Coordinator Doctor Keith Deverell
Available as an elective? Yes
Delivered By

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Hobart Semester 2 On-Campus International Domestic
Launceston Semester 1 Off-Campus Domestic
Launceston Semester 2 On-Campus Off-Campus International Domestic Domestic

Key

On-campus
Off-Campus
International students
Domestic students

Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 2 11/7/2022 9/8/2022 29/8/2022 16/10/2022
Semester 1 21/2/2022 22/3/2022 11/4/2022 29/5/2022

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and describe principles and processes of user experience design
  • Analyse examples of user experience and evaluate effectiveness
  • Apply user experience design practices
  • Reflect on the user experience process in personal practice

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
100501 $1,002.00 $858.00 not applicable $2,445.00

1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

ZAD105

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

1 hour online tutorial per fortnight; 3 hour online workshop twice per semester.

 

AssessmentAT2: User Interface (30%)|AT1: Product Analysis (30%)|AT3: Case Study (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
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