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Field Data Acquisition and Analysis

Course Description

The Field Data Acquisition and Analysis course focuses on understanding the concepts of usability and user experience in a specific health context, emphasizing energy intake (food
utrition) and energy expenditure (active lifestyle). Students will gain familiarity with data analytics and methods for user-centered design.

Course Objectives

In this course, students will learn to acquire, analyze, and represent data in a real-life setting, focusing on energy intake and expenditure. The course will cover handling data acquired in a real-life field context, data access, and presentation. The focus areas include the biophysical domain (food/activities), the technical domain (data acquisition and analytics), and the domain of (interaction) psychology (behavioral change, contextual and adaptive data representation), as well as legal and ethical aspects.

Method of Assessment

• Project Report

Course Details

• Course period: 1/09/24 31/08/26
• Course level: Deepening
• Course format: Course

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes

Knowledge

• Understanding the concepts of usability and user experience in a specific health context
• Familiarity with data analytics and methods for user-centered design

Skills

• Ability to gather relevant data from specific users using appropriate methods
• Ability to make design decisions and draw conclusions based on data gathered from users

Attitudes

• Awareness of how empathizing with users can be an integral part of the analysis and design process
• Awareness of ethical procedures and showing sensitivity to ethics norms and considerations