DGTL11003 - User Experience Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

User experience design is the practice of designing interactive digital products, services, environments and systems with the aim of supporting and enhancing the user experience. This unit provides an introduction to theories, principles and methods of user experience design. It addresses activities such as conceptualising, designing, prototyping and evaluating interactive products.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 93.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.44% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student unit evaluations
Feedback
Some students would appreciate more detailed written feedback on assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Tutors will be encouraged to provide more detailed written feedback on assessment tasks.
Action Taken
As part of moderation, markers were encouraged to provide more detail if required, and in some areas, a comment bank was provided to support this.
Source: Student evaluation data, student feedback
Feedback
The unit evaluations and feedback from students offered minor suggestions for improvement, but no particular themes emerged.
Recommendation
Review feedback, curriculum learning resources and assessment tasks with a view to improving the student experience.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes
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