Program Overview

Course Overview

IXXN 202: Design for Experience II is a course that focuses on user experience (UX) design techniques. Students will become adept at using industry-standard tools and techniques, including case study analysis, user interface design, rapid visualization, and prototyping.

Course Details

• Dates: 6 July 2026 to 8 November 2026
• Starts: Trimester 2
• Fees:
  • Domestic students: NZ$1,083.45
  • International students: NZ$5,235.75
• Lecture Start Times: Thursday, 12.40pm
• Campus: Te Aro
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 150 hours or 8.3 hours per week for 18 weeks
• Points: 15 points (one point is about 10 hours of work)

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: 45 200-level points, including IXXN 201
• Corequisites: None
• Restrictions: Students who have already passed IXXN 302 cannot take this course

Course Structure

• The course is taught on-campus only and is not available for distance study.
• Lectures, studios, and tutorials require in-person attendance.
• Lecture recordings will be made available for subsequent revision.

Course Learning Objectives

1. Critically analyze emerging methods employed by user experience design experts to address a real-life problem.
2. Investigate and choose appropriate design approaches for project development.
3. Integrate and apply user experience design approaches towards solving a real-life problem.
4. Present user experience with a critical analysis of findings.

Assessment

• Project 1: Defining the challenges (a visual research report, 500 words, 35% of the final mark)
• Project 2: Design, test, and refine (45 hours, 40% of the final mark)
• Project 3: Communicate (28 hours, 25% of the final mark)

Lecture Times and Rooms

• 6 July 2026 to 16 August 2026
• 31 August 2026 to 11 October 2026

What You'll Need to Get

No specific texts or equipment are required for this course.

Faculty and Campus

• Faculty: Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
• School: School of Design Innovation
• Campus: Te Aro Campus