An introduction to interaction design
Learn the importance of user-centered design and the process of interaction design in this free course. Enhance your skills in designing interactive products and analyze and critique their design. Apply suitable techniques for creating an optimized interactive product.
From apps, phones and business systems to wearables, the Web and the Internet of Things, interactive products have become part of everyday life. But how can interactions be designed to best meet their purpose and offer good user experience? This free course, An introduction to interaction design, explores this topic. You will learn: what interaction design is
The importance of user-centred design – with its goals and principles
How interaction design focuses on the characteristics of the user, their activities and environment
And the core activities and methods of the interaction design process.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand what interaction design is, the importance of user-centred design and methods of user information gathering
Understand how the sensory, cognitive and physical capabilities of users inform the design of interactive products
Understand the process of interaction design, including requirements elicitation, prototyping, evaluation and the need for iteration
Analyse and critique the design of interactive products
Select, adapt and apply suitable interaction design approaches and techniques towards the design of an interactive product.