| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2020-04-23 | - |
Program Overview
Program Overview
The User Experience program at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between users and products. The program covers various aspects of user experience, including ergonomics, usability, product identification, psychological needs, and interaction aesthetics.
Program Structure
The program consists of a lecture series, tutorials, and exams. The lecture series, titled UX2, conveys subject matters including:
- Ergonomics
- Usability
- Product identification
- Psychological needs
- Interaction aesthetics
- Tools for design and evaluation
- Basics regarding study design and analysis
Lecture Schedule
The lecture schedule is as follows:
- Date: Thursday
- Time: 18:00 to 19:30
- Start: Thursday, 23.04.2020
- Location: Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the lecture will be made available online until further notice.
Tutorial Schedule
The tutorial schedule is as follows:
- Date: Thursday
- Time: 17:00 to 18:00
- Start: Thursday, 30.04.2020
- Location: The tutorial will be held live but virtually via Zoom.
Exam Information
- Exam Date: Friday, 07.08.2020
- Time: 12pm to 2pm
- Location: Geschw.-Scholl-Pl. 1 (M) Room: M 114
Course Content
The course content may differ from previous semesters due to a new lecturer. Students who attended the class in the previous winter or summer semester are recommended to attend the lecture again.
Rules for Online Teaching
While the university is closed, most teaching happens online. Students are asked to be forgiving if things do not work perfectly and to participate constructively. Some rules apply:
- In live meetings, students are asked to responsibly deal with audio and bandwidth.
- Recording or redirecting streams by participants is not allowed.
- Distributing content in other channels than those foreseen by the author is not allowed.
- Violating these rules may result in expulsion from the course and further action.
Lecture Topics
The lecture topics are:
- 23.04: Technikgestaltung aus psychologischer Sicht
- 30.04: Ergonomie
- 07.05: Usability
- 14.05: User Experience
- 28.05: Experience Design
- 04.06: ─sthetik der Interaktion
- 18.06: Tools f³r Usability & Ergonomie
- 25.06: Tools f³r die Erlebnisebene
- 02.07: Tools f³r die Interaktionsebene
- 09.07: Prototyping & Konzeptevaluation
- 16.07: Studiendesigns
- 23.07: Auswertung und Ergebnisdarstellung
Material
Slides and recordings will be published on the course platform.