Overview

This unit of study is a project-based unit. It aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply a design thinking approach to an industry-relevant challenge while working in a small team. Students will develop skills in their major discipline while in the context of a human-centred approach to user interface design.

Requisites

Equivalent units
COS20001 User-Centred Design
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply a design thinking approach to understand and solve a stakeholder problem.
  • Propose and implement a project plan using industry-standard project management and collaboration tools.
  • Design, build and evaluate a user interface according to user requirements and human-centred design principles.
  • Effectively communicate project deliverables and artefacts to stakeholders using a variety of communication types and tools.
  • Identify and actively work towards closing project-related knowledge gaps by undertaking independent research and upskilling activities.
  • Apply best practice professional ethics and behavioural norms while actively contributing value to a team project.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Lecture
1.00 12 weeks 12
Live Online
Lecture
1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class
2.00  12 weeks  24
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Various
8.00  12 weeks  96
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 45 - 55% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
PortfolioGroup 35 - 45% 1,2,3,4,6 

Hurdle

To pass this unit, you must:

(i) achieve an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and
(ii) work in a team to complete the project to an acceptable standard.

Rubrics will be used to determine if students have met the acceptable standard.

The rubrics are available on Canvas. Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Design thinking
  • Requirement gathering
  • User Experience (UX) deliverables
  • User interface design
  • Interactive user interface prototyping
  • Usability evaluation methods
  • Visual communication
  • Ethics and professional conduct
  • Team management and collaboration tools
  • Providing constructive feedback
  • Developing an inclusive and safe team culture
  • Professional Purpose Stage 2
  • Major specific content as determined by Project

Study resources

Reading materials

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