Prototyping and Interface Design

Code:

PTDI01

Acronym:

PTDI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Design

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S (edição n.º 1)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Design of Health Technologies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DTS	10	Plan of Studies of the Specialization in Design of Health Technology Design	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

• Be able to develop visual design projects for interactive systems
• Be able to create assets for the production of interactive systems
• Master prototyping and documentation methodologies
• Be able to develop functional prototypes of interactive systems, considering the
specificities of the contexts of use, device ergonomics, operating systems style guides,
and user types.

Learning outcomes and competences

• Be able to develop visual design projects for interactive systems
• Be able to create assets for the production of interactive systems
• Master prototyping and documentation methodologies
• Be able to develop functional prototypes of interactive systems, considering the
specificities of the contexts of use, device ergonomics, operating systems style guides,
and user types.

Working method

B-learning

Program

• Principles and elements of visual design
• Layout, iconography, typography
• Characters, scenarios, objects
• Sound / Audio
• Design systems
• Prototyping

Mandatory literature

Bevan, Nigel; International standards for HCI and usability
Bevan, Nigel; International standards for HCI and usability
UI toolkit; Android Wear Materials (https://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html)
UI toolkit; Android Wear Materials (https://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html)
Caddick, Richard, and Steve Cable; Communicating the User Experience: A Practical Guide for Creating Useful UX Documentation
Caddick, Richard, and Steve Cable; Communicating the User Experience: A Practical Guide for Creating Useful UX Documentation

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will take place in a laboratory, which is essentially operational and experimental
place, where students will develop theoretical-practical projects, implement scientific content, and consolidate technical skills.

Classes will include exposition sessions, material analysis, seminars, discussion forums, and project presentations.

Participation: 20%
Laboratory work: 80%

Classes will assume a PBL, Problem-Based Learning approach with three complementary components: Expositive (where the teacher will present the subject and points of analysis); Practice (where the professor will promote exercises to solve in class time and
outside class); Lecture (where a guest from the R&D area or industry will complement the
themes of some classes). In this sense, the planning of the UCs will reserve space for Flipped Classes, where students explain to the class the work process and the results constituting relevant moments of learning and assessment of competencies.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho laboratorial	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho laboratorial	21,00
Total:	21,00

Eligibility for exams

The laboratory component, along with exhibition sessions and material analysis, through seminars, discussion forums and project presentations, will inform the practice for the development of functional prototypes of interactive systems, considering the specificities of the contexts of use, ergonomics of devices, style guides for operating systems and typologies of users.

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation: 20%
Laboratory work: 80%