Project 1: Specialized Product

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: 5ID237

The course provides practical experience of designing a complex product or system, with a focus on specialized use. It is usually carried out in collaboration with a company, an organization or other relevant partner. The course comprises three modules: **Module 1: Foundations (3 credits)** During the first module, students will explore different perspectives that explain how specialized work and activities are organized and transformed through design, as well as different methods of research and design for a particular practice. It will focus on reading, presenting and discussing literature, and short activities. **Module 2: Project (9 credits)** The user-centered design project has three overlapping phases: in a non-linear design process that allows for synergy between research, design, and prototype development. **Module 3: Sensemaking (3 credits)** This module is about understanding the project in relation to interaction design for contemporary professional practices and includes training in academic writing.

Behörighet

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognized university. Specific entry requirements are: 60 ECTS credits in the field of Design. Student also need to have passed all previous master courses in the Interaction Design programme at Umeå Institute of Design or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.

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• Project 1: Specialized Product

  Umeå University

  Umeå

  Startdatum: 2 november 2026

  Slutdatum: 17 januari 2027

  Studietakt: 100 %