Augmenting Design Thinking with Human-Computer Interaction

By Prof. Sonal Atreya | IIT Roorkee

Learners enrolled: 2971 | Exam registration: 414

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Design thinking is a user-centric approach that finds application in a range of disciplines, industries, and businesses where we prioritize user needs and define the problem to arrive at an empathetic solution. Human-computer interface explores creating intuitive interfaces that provide efficiency to the user. Design thinking drives innovation and this course will introduce the students to various approaches to idea generation and selection with the help of design principles and methods to create meaningful interfaces.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Des./ M.Des./ B.Arch./ M.Arch students and design profession related researchers and practitioners.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Interaction Design companies/Industry, User Interface Design companies/Industry, Industrial Design Companies/ Industry.

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Architecture and Planning Design
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	17 Feb 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	28 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to concepts of Design Thinking and Human-Computer Interaction

What is design thinking?
Need for design thinking.
Working Model of Design Thinking
Process and phases of design thinking
Design thinking applications
How to get started with Design Thinking

Week 2: Divergent and Convergent Thinking and its impact on innovation

Definition, Necessities, Differences
Strategies of design thinking
Convergent Thinking Process
Application, Planning and Implementation

Week 3: Principles and Methods of Idea Generation and Selection

Necessities and importance
Various methods of Idea generation
Techniques and tools for idea selection
Methods of effective idea communication

Week 4: Understanding human interactions with interfaces, user behaviours, and their preferences

Need Analysis
Design for experience
Design for storytelling
Empathy mapping
Context mapping
Stakeholder mapping
Customer journey mapping
Trend analysis
Universal design and design for accessibility

Week 5: Design Research Methods

Primary and secondary methods
Areas of research (ethnography, anthropometry, ergonomics)
Types of interview and different methods
Questionnaire design and application challenges
Data analysis
Case study

Week 6: Design process and Prototyping

Card sorting & Thematic analysis
Information Architecture
Low fidelity Wireframe
Paper-prototyping
Design elements (colour, shape, text, etc.)
High fidelity Wireframe
User testing
Case study

Week 7: Tools and Techniques

Figma design walkthrough
Figma prototype walkthrough
Evaluation techniques
Task analysis

Week 8: Case studies, best practices, and guidelines

Product case study
Tips and techniques on best practices
Dialogues notation

Books and references

1. Roger, L. Martin (2009) The design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage’ Harvard Business Review Press.

2. Tom Kelly, Jonathon Littman, Tom Peters (2001) The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm, Broadway Business

3. Norman, D. (2004), Emotional Design, Basic Books.

4. Lidwell, W., Holden, K. and Butler, J. (2010) Universal Principles of Design, Rockport Publishers.

5. Norman, D. (2002), Design of Everyday Things, Basic Books.

6. Karwowski, W., Neville A. Stanton (2009), Human Factors Interaction Theories in Consumer Product Design, CRC Press.

7. Shah, M.B. and Rana, B.C. (2008), engineering Drawing and Computer Graphics, Pearson Education

8. Bowers, J. (2008), Introduction to Two- Dimensional Design:Understanding Form and Function, John Wiley and Sons.

Instructor bio

Prof. Sonal Atreya

IIT Roorkee

Dr. Sonal Atreya is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Design at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. She graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and received her master’s degree in Industrial Design from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. She Received her PhD in the field of Human Factor Design from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 27, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team