After completing the course, the student understands how to take user needs and requirements into account when developing interactive products in general and in software projects in particular. The student can apply a lean human-centered design process in design and development activities.
The student also knows how to
- describe the whole life cycle of product development, the parts of the life cycle and their meaning in interactive product development.
- identify suitable human centered methods for different situations and phases of product development.
- evaluate analytically the functioning of a cross-functional team.
- apply human centered design in lean product development projects.
- plan the usability/user experience work in a development project together with the team members.
- identify and exploit academic, commercial, and other relevant sources of information and inspiration to support human-centered product development.
