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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GRA 5153	USABILITY STUDIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Graphic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZIYACAN BAYAR

Offered to

Graphic

Course Objective

Course aimed to discuss the place of graphic design in usability studies through digital user interface designs, which is one of the current discussion areas of Graphic Design. The projects cover the whole of field and theoretical research to investigate the analysis and testing methods of visual design and to determine user needs. In this context, it is aimed to report and apply pre-design and post-design test methods within the framework of the topics determined at the end of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to establish the link between interface design and usability science
2	Practice on the testability and flexibility of the design
3	To have practical and theoretical knowledge about design test methods
4	Strengthening the relationship between the user and the designer
5	To be able to adapt the concept of co-design to the design processes
6	To be able to develop the social analysis skills of the designer

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the lesson, discussion on goals and objectives
2	The relationship between design and usability, discussion on
3	Getting to know test methods
4	Topic selection and discussion of topics
5	Discussing the first steps of pre-design research
6	Discussion of pre-design research outputs
7	Discussion of pre-design research outputs
8	Discussion of sample design solutions
9	Discussion of sample design solutions
10	Execution of post-design tests
11	Execution of post-design tests
12	Preparation of final reports
13	Preparation of final reports
14	Delivery of the final report and discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1- The UX Book- Hartson Pyla, Pardha Pyla
2- User Experience Innovation Christia Kraft
3- Human Centered Design Toolkit
4- Observing The User Experience-
5- Beyond The Usability Lab William Albert, Thomas Tullis, Donna Tedesco
6- Quantifying the User Experience Jeff Sauro, James R. Lewis

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course starts with pre-design user research and analysis of these researches at the first stage. In the next stages, the new design proposal is discussed. In the next step, this suggestion is tested on users and the result report is published.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	STA	TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	STA * 0.70 +ASG* 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Ability to produce original projects
Discussion on sketches and ideas
Ability to choose the appropriate media for the project
Timing: finishign project on time
Unexpected and stunning presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Academic Honesty: Students are expected to complete the given projects with their own thoughts and skills and to produce completely original works in this context. Situations such as direct inspiration from another study in any way, benefiting one-on-one, producing a similar one, or even getting someone else done, are definitely not desired.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ziyacanbayar@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Tutorials	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	6	72
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	5				5			5	5					5
LO.2			4								4	5
LO.3		4		5			5						3
LO.4						5		5		3				4
LO.5		5			5
LO.6				5		5	5	5	5			5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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