| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GAD3020 | User Experience and Usability | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÇAKIR AKER |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims students to grasp the fundamental idea about usability, user-oriented design and user experience as well as analyze concepts and approaches regarding these topics while gaining experience about the development methods such as research and target driven resolutions that are necessary for user-oriented design. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Will have an understanding of the User Experience (UX) & Human-Computer Interactions fields. 2) Gain an in-depth understanding on user evaluations 3) Perceive usability design problems as well as providing solutions to them 4) Will be able to conduct usability tests & playtests 5) Understand the field of Player Experience 6) Perform heuristics evaluations 7) Solve design problems that are indicated by qualitative and quantitative analysis |
| This course will cover the fundamentals of user experience design and provide students with basic principals of usability and playability. Processes, challenges, considerations, tools, teams, and models of a user experience designer will be inspected via real-life process examples. Students will be able to implement these outcomes and users themselves to their designs and any other interactive projects. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to User Experience | ||
| 2) | What Is User Experience (UX)? What is HCI? | ||
| 3) | Usability and Design I | ||
| 4) | Usability and Design II | ||
| 5) | Usability Testing | ||
| 6) | Süpervizyon ve Test Yürütme / Sezgisellerin Kullanımı | ||
| 7) | (Midterm Assignment) Evaluation Presentations | ||
| 8) | What is Player Experience (PX)? | ||
| 9) | QA & Playtests | ||
| 10) | Analytics & Heuristics | ||
| 11) | Domain Specific Interactions | ||
| 12) | Playtesting a Game | ||
| 13) | Application of Tests | ||
| 14) | Final project presentation | ||
| Course Notes: | Handbook of Usability Testing: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests - Jeffrey Rubin, Dana Chisnell,Jared Spool The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman Bernhaupt, R. (Ed.). (2010). Evaluating user experience in games: Concepts and methods. Springer Science & Business Media. Nielsen, Jakob (1994). Usability Engineering. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 115–148 Faulkner, L. (2003). Beyond the five-user assumption: Benefits of increased sample sizes in usability testing. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 35(3), 379-383. |
| References: | Philip E. Agre, Designing genres for new media, in Steve Jones, ed, CyberSociety 2.0: Revisiting CMC and Community, Sage, 1998 Bernhaupt, R. (Ed.). (2010). Evaluating user experience in games: Concepts and methods. Springer Science & Business Media. Aker, Ç., Rızvanoglu, K., & Bostan, B. (2017). Methodological Review of Playability Heuristics. Proc. Eurasia Graph. Istanb. Turk, 405. Aker, Ç., Rızvanoğlu, K., & İnal, Y. (2020). Revisiting Heuristics for Evaluating Player Experience in Different Gaming Platforms: A Multi-Modal Approach. In Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design (pp. 123-161). Springer, Cham. Bostan, B. (Ed.). (2020). Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design. Springer Nature. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | 1 | % 10 |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |