Welcome to the course “Human-Centered Information Systems”!
Course Facts
- Format: Lecture & Capstone Project (Exercise)
- Course of Studies: Master BWL, Master Winfo, Master Wipäd, Master WiRe
- Language: English
- Semester: every summer semester
- Scope: 6 CP
- Lecture Start: Wednesday, 17.04.2024
- Room: B4.1, in 0.05
- Interactive Session: Wednesdays, 10:15 - 11:45 (Lecture)
- Capstone Session: Tuesdays, 16:15 - 17:45 (Exercise)
- Access to MS Teams: Please use this link to register for the course in MS Teams.
- Access to Moodle: The password to the Moodle course is communicated via MS Teams and in the first interactive session.
- Grading: Mid-Term Exam: 20%, Final Exam: 40%, Capstone Project: 40%
- Explanation concerning the exams:
There are TWO exams.
Mid-term exam (30 min): will take place between the 6th and 8th week of the semester (early to mid-June). Covering the content from lecture 01 - 04 of the semester only.
Final exam (60 min): will take place at the end of the semester during the regular exam season (date tba by Vipa). Covering the content from lecture 05 - 13 of the semester only (= the content from the mid-term exam will be excluded!).
- Explanation concerning the exams:
Course Description
This course focuses on the conceptual foundations and the design of human-centered information systems. Understanding and designing human-centered information systems is a key challenge in the digital transformation of the individual, organizations, and society.
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce key concepts, methods and techniques of human-centered information systems. A specific emphasis is set on introducing the human-centered design process and tools supporting its activities of analyze, specify, design, and evaluate. Furthermore, the course gives an overview on the conceptual foundations of human-computer interaction and related theories.
The course is complemented with a capstone project, in which students apply the concepts and techniques to analyze a problem motivated by practical experience and design a prototypical solution.
Learning Objectives
After the successful participation in the course students can:
- explain the concept of human-centered information systems in different contexts and for different classes of information systems.
- state and apply the theoretical foundations and relevant theories of human-centered information systems.
- explain the human-centered design process and apply it to new problems.
- analyze problems of digitalization by applying the concepts and methods from the course.
- design and create interactive prototypes based on the problem analysis carried out.
- DozentIn: Stefan Morana
- DozentIn: Christian Murlowski
- DozentIn: Laura Maria Osbild