PROD251-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Human Centred Design Methods for Interactive Digital Products

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Students will gain experience with the foundations and principles of design commonly applied in the development of interactive digital products and services. Covers principles of usability and introduces qualitative user research methods to help students better understand the cognitive and psychological aspects of users' behaviours, needs, expectations, and motivations. Students will be able to compare and contrast the techniques and appropriate uses of widely used problem-solving frameworks and standards for imagining the future, including human-centred design, co-design, design thinking, and apply these techniques to solve design problems in context. Students will create a design system of components that provide a consistent user experience across a range of different devices and product scenarios.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 456
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 201 Computer Lab
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 456
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Quizzes 20%
Individual User Research Report 30%
Interactive Prototype Presentation 20%
User Testing Report and Final Design 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,190.00

International fee $6,488.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design on the departments and faculties page .

All PROD251 Occurrences

  • PROD251-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026