Each session in the UCD2009 lecture time will usually consist of 2-3 presentations of current topics. Presentation is a compulsory part of passing the course. Students form minigroups so that there is same number of groups as number of topics, select a free topic from the list attached, and register it with the lecturer. Schedule of the presentations is available at the course web-page and at the bottom of this page.
Students contact the lecturer well before their presentation to obtain materials and links related to their topic. The materials will become available to all students of the course. Each presentation will take about 15-20 minutes (approximately 10-15 ppt slides, depending on the topic). It contains information necessary for understanding the topic and raises important questions for discussion. All members of the groups take part in the presentation. Interactive and stimulating presentations, e.g. involving audience to do some small tasks, are encouraged. After the presentations there will be time for questions and discussion. The presentation will be published online (intranet). The final exam will be based on the student presentations during the course, related literature, in addition to other topics covered during the course.
| Topic | Date | Who | |
| 1 | ISO 13407 | Monday, 19 January | Tomas, Michal, David |
| 2 | Participatory Design - what, why, how | Monday, 19 January | Barun, Marko |
| 3 | Personas | Monday, 19 January | Jinhua, Shahram, Robet |
| 4 | Understanding users - What is cognition and its role in interaction design - Sharp, p. 92 - 115 | Monday, 26 January | Harri, Saija, Anssi |
| 5 | Social underpinnings of Scandinavian vs. US. traditions in participatory design of information systems | Monday, 26 January | Erkko, Arttu, Matti |
| 6 | A look at some past PD projects | Monday, 26 January | Harri |
| 7 | PICTIVE - Plastic Interfaces for Collaborative Technology Initiatives through Video Exploration | Tuesday, 3 February | Timo, Juha |
| 8 | CARD - Collaborative Analysis of Requirements and Design | Tuesday, 27 January | Filip, Kashif |
| 9 | Future technology workshops - Interaction design, 492 -493 | Tuesday, 27 January | Anna, Zaur, Alexey |
| 10 | Cost vs. benefits - A survey of user-centered design practice | Monday, 2 February | Peng, Ashes |
| 11 | Affinity diagrams | Monday, 9 February | Andrey S, Shukhrat |
| 12 | Contextual Inquiry I.- Beyer p. 41 - 66 | Tuesday, 3 February | Monika, Monika, Pawel |
| 13 | Contextual Inquiry II. - Beyer p. 67 - 78 | Monday, 9 February | Jinchul, Kitak |
| 14 | Work models: flow, sequence, artifact - Beyer p. 89 - 107 | Tuesday, 10 February | Mikko, Juho |
| 15 | Work models: culture, physical, summary - Beyer p. 107 - 123 | Tuesday, 10 February | Damira, Tanya |
| 16 | Evaluation - Heuristic evaluation, Pluralistic walkthough | Tuesday, 10 February | Yuliya, Vera |