Communication and User Interfaces, 6 credits

Kommunikation och användargränssnitt, 6 hp

TNM040

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Media Technology and Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Camilla Forsell

Director of studies or equivalent

Camilla Forsell

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 76 h
Recommended self-study hours: 84 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CMEN	Media Technology and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	3 (Autumn 2017)	1, 2	2, 2	Swedish	Norrköping, Norrköping	C

Main field of study

Media Technology and Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

Media Technology and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Java programming. Internet technology.

Intended learning outcomes

The course provides students with fundamentals in interactive computer systems, cognitive processes as well as principles, methods and tools for developing human-centered computer systems. After the course students will be able to:

explain the relevance of perception, memory and language usage to interactive systems.
describe and discuss the various stages in the implementation of interactive systems.
discuss human-human communication and computer-mediated communication.

Course content

Cognitive psychology. User-centred methods for development and guidelines for interface design.

Teaching and working methods

Lectures, programming assignments, individual home assignment, group programming project and oral presentation. The course runs the entire autumn semester.

Examination

PRA1	Project work	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG4	Group programming assignments	1 credits	U, G
UPG3	Individual assignment	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

The final marks will depend on the weighing of the partial examinations.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Camilla Forsell

Examiner

Camilla Forsell

Course website and other links

http://www.itn.liu.se/grundutbildning/kurs/tnm040?l=sv

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 76 h
Recommended self-study hours: 84 h

Course literature

Additional literature

Other

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
PRA1	Project work	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG4	Group programming assignments	1 credits	U, G
UPG3	Individual assignment	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

The final marks will depend on the weighing of the partial examinations.

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LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Additional literature

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)	X		PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	2.3 System thinking	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning	X	X	UPG3
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X	X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X	X	PRA1 UPG4
	3.2 Communications	X	X	PRA1 UPG3 UPG4
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management	X	X	PRA1 UPG4
	4.4 Designing	X	X	PRA1 UPG4
	4.5 Implementing	X	X	PRA1 UPG4
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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