Overview

This unit explores the concept of the user experience (UX) and the fundamental importance of UX design practice. It provides an overview of design thinking and ideation and introduces techniques used by UX practitioners.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Compose inspiration, ideation and implementation plans and processes, based on Design Thinking methods
  • Produce effective user research, personas, maps, and wireframes
  • Critically review types and sources of design innovation
  • Deconstruct different working scenarios and their impact on the collaborative nature of UX design

Teaching methods

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		15.00 10 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		3.00 4 weeks 12
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Seminar		3.00 8 weeks 24
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		3.00 4 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		12.75 8 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual/Group 10 - 20% 1,2 
Assignment 2Individual/Group 20 - 40% 2 
Assignment 3Individual/Group 20 - 40% 1,2,3 
Assignment 4Individual 30 - 50% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Introduction to UX Design
  • Design Challenges
  • Customer and User Understanding
  • Ideation
  • Concept Development
  • Hi-fi Prototyping
  • Supporting Usability
  • Launching to Market

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.