User Interaction Design
Overview
This unit provides skills in interaction design for digital media design practice. Through practical tasks and critical exploration of the relationship between interaction design, design concept and software capabilities, students will extend their understanding of the constraints of particular web technologies and ways in which they drive design. Students will develop an in-depth designed outcome based on this understanding.
Requisites
DCO20004 Web Design
OR
COS10005 Web Development
OR
COS10011 Creating Web Applications
OR
DIG10003 Digital Content Management
OR
ICT10021 Digital Content Management
OR
COS10026 Computing Technology Inquiry Project
01-June-2025
05-October-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Evaluate the efficacy of mainstream and alternative interaction design practices by developing design prototypes
- Identify the potential and constraints of specific interaction design practices by engaging in user experience research and user-centred design practices
- Apply specialised interaction design processes and technical experimentation to the development of a digital interaction design prototype
- Integrate conceptual development, technology, project resolution, and stylistic decision-making to a professional level in a digital interaction design prototype
- Evaluate the UX interaction design prototype based on principles of interaction design
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Studio | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Activities Readings | 1.50 | 12 weeks | 18 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.00 | 12 weeks | 96 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Contact (Phasing out) Online Learning Activities | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Individual Study | 3.50 | 12 weeks | 42 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Report | Group | 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Interaction Design Project | Group | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- Web coding languages
- Website Information Architecture
- Concept generation for web applications
- Web development techniques
- Web Usability
- User testing websites
- Convergent media on the web
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.