PROD151-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

The Digital Product Lifecycle

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course provides students with a holistic introduction to the core processes and principles of digital product design, from research and ideation, experiment-led prototyping, UX and UI design, through to testing, validation and customer feedback. Students will gain familiarity with the challenges faced by digital product teams in balancing user needs with technology and business constraints, and gain practical experience in solving product problems through design. Students will learn the basics of low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototyping using Figma and Web Platform technologies including CSS and JavaScript, in order to iteratively develop and test their designs for web, desktop, and mobile contexts.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 Meremere 105 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Link 309 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 201 Computer Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 West 213A
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
User Experience 1 (Mental Models) 20% User Experience 1 (Mental Models)
User Experience 2 (Journey Mapping) 20% User Experience 2 (Journey Mapping)
Interaction Design 1 (Task Flows) 20% Interaction Design 1 (Task Flows)
Interaction Design 2 (Components) 20% Interaction Design 2 (Components)
Reflection notebook 10% Reflection notebook
Quizzes 10% Quizzes

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 .

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  • PROD151-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026