Module CS4610-KP05
Inclusive Design (InclDes)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each summer semester
Credit points
5
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master Media Informatics 2020, compulsory, design
- Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2020, optional subject, specific
Classes and lectures:
- Inclusive Design (lecture, 2 SWS)
- Inclusive Design (exercise, 1 SWS)
Workload:
- 75 hours private studies
- 45 hours in-classroom work
- 30 hours exam preparation
Contents of teaching:
- Introduction to the subject area
- Introduction of terminology (inclusive design, ability-based design, universal design, design for all)
- User modelling
- Model approaches for the user-specific design of human-technology systems
- Differentiation between Ability-based Design and Deficit-oriented Approaches
- Adaptive systems design and creation
- Design and layout with the goal of universal usability
- Ethical challenges and implications of inclusive design
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Knowledge of definitions and ethical implications of inclusive design.
- Acquisition of skills to counteract physical, cognitive and social exclusion in the design of human-computer systems.
- Acquisition of skills to design interactive systems based on the idea of diversity with regard to future users.
- Acquisition of skills to design adaptive human-computer interfaces.
Grading through:
- Oral examination
Responsible for this module:
Literature:
- C. Nicollle & J. Abasca : Inclusive Design Guidelines for HCI 2002
- P. Hall & R. Imre : Inclusive design: Designing and Developing Accessible Environments Taylor & Francis, 2004
Language:
- offered only in German
Notes:
Admission requirements for taking the module:- None
Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Active participation in the exercises in small groups as specified at the beginning of the semester.
Module Exam(s):
- CS4610-L1 Inclusive Design, oral exam, 70% of the module grade
- CS4610-L2 Inclusive Design, portfolio exam, 30% of the module grade
Last Updated:
06.01.2025