This document provides an overview of the Minor User Experience Design program offered between 2008-2010. The minor consists of 15 credit points in the third year and 15 credit points in the fourth year. In the third year, students complete internships and work on themes in user experience design. Themes covered include what is experience design, expression and emotion, multi-modal design, visualization and structure, social networks, and design research. In the fourth year, students complete assignments and workshops. Guest speakers from design companies and organizations also present at workshops. The minor culminates in a graduation project in user experience design.

1. Introduction
MINOR USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
SEIZOEN 0809 - 0910

2. User experience design

3. User experience design

4. User experience design

5. De UXD competentieprofielen
Visual
Interaction
User research interface
design
design

6. Teachers
Hans Kemp (coordination)
Nils Vergeer
Rolf den Otter
Marije Smits

7. Four
quarters, assignments, themes, workshops
and credits
Year 3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Minor UXD Internship Internship Themes Themes
Workshops Workshops
15 CP 8 CP 7 CP
Year 4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Minor UXD Assignments Assignments Graduation Graduation
Workshops Workshops
15 CP 7 CP 8 CP

8. Themes Year 3 Q3 & Q4
First two quarters, we will be working on
themes in the uxd field. In each theme:
 A workshop with (guest) speaker during our
regular meeting
 (Essay) assignment
 A reader (pointers for relevant literature)

9. Themes Year 3 Q3 & Q4
 What is experience design? (2 weeks)
 Expression and emotion
 Multi modal, cross-media and multi-platform
(4 weeks)
 Visualization and structure
 Social networks and semantic web
 Design research, exploration and validation

10. Assignments Year 4 Q1 & Q2
 There are various possible assignments
 Team practical assignment (in which you carry out an
R&D assignment with others in the minor for a client)
 Individual practical assignment (in which you work
with others outside your minor and you have the role
of ux designer)
 Research assignment (in which you set up and carry
out research related to the professional field)
 It is possible to come up with your own
suggestions for these assignments in the last two
quarters

11. Workshops met gastsprekers
Gert-Hans Berghuis (Fabrique)
Rene Scheffer (Stroomt)
Martijn van Welie (Philips Design)
Peter Bogaards (Informaat)
Martin Tirion (Microsoft)
Steve Caplin (auteur)
Martijn de Visser (Lost Boys)

12. UXD graduation project

13. Contact
j.a.m.kemp@hro.nl
http://docent.cmd.hro.nl/kemja/uxdminor/