THF: Schedule and Materials
In the following table you'll see a detailed breakdown of the course topics with materials on a week-to-week basis. Follow the links to access the material to prepare for each lecture.
All lecture recordings should be accessed via Learn. (Learn provides you with access to any lecture recordings available for this course. You will need to select the "lecture recording" link once, before you can access any direct links to a lecture recording.)
| Materials | Lecture Time | Live Lecture Slides | Coursework Steps |
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| Week 1: Introduction to Human Factors (Tara) | |||
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| Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 1 Slides | Coursework 1 out (see Folder Assessment on Learn) Team formation: form a team of 3 students and register your group on Learn. Pick a topic: pick from the examples provided in the week 1 slides or propose your own. Pick a technology: pick a technology that fits your chosen topic. Email Sarah with your topic, technologies and group number. Your topic and technologies will need to be approved before you start. |
| Week 2: User Experience and Usability Methods (Tara) | |||
Week 2 Materials
| Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 2 Slides |
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| Week 3: Socio-Technical Systems and Social Factors (Tara) | |||
| Week 3 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 3 Slides | Do methods: prepare a plan and materials to observe what people do, either through an in-person observation or through a usability test. Make methods: select an appropriate make method and prepare materials and instructions, integrate method with your interview guide. |
| Week 4: Cognition and Behaviour (Uta) | |||
| Week 4 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 4 Slides | Collect data: use the instruments created over the past two weeks to study the experiences and needs of your participants (your participants will be the other two members in your group). Transcribe recordings: transcribe your recordings (you can use online tools). Anonymise transcripts by changing names to pseudonyms. Anonymise any photos or images by covering faces. |
| Week 5: Error and Safety + Data Analysis (Tara) | |||
| Week 5 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 5 Slides | Analyse data and write up findings: analyse the data thematically to give an overview of key findings. Present data from all methods and participants. Present each theme together with concrete evidence (e.g., interview response, image). Create recommendations for re-designing the technology based on your findings and human factors. |
| Flexible Learning Week | |||
| Week 6: Bringing the ABCs together (Uta) | |||
| Week 6 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 6 Slides | CW1 Presentations |
Week 7: Accessible and Inclusive Design Guest Lecture: Heather Hepburn - Head of Accessibility at Skyscanner | |||
| Week 7 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 7 Slides | |
| Week 8: Brainstorming and Ideation (Uta) | |||
| Week 8 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 8 Slides | Ideate: Brainstorm 10 design ideas and describe them in 2-3 sentences. Sketch: Create sketches for 3 of your design ideas and describe them in a paragraph. |
| Week 9: Prototyping (Tara) | |||
| Week 9 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 9 Slides | Prototype: Develop 1 of your ideas into an interactive prototype that a potential user could try out. You can create a paper prototype, interactive wireframe, a high-fidelity prototype, a video prototype, or a wizard-of-oz prototype. |
| Week 10: Student Lead Inquiry | |||
| Week 10 Materials | Lecture: Tuesday 16:10-17:00 2.14 Appleton Tower Workshop: Thursday 16:10-17:00 LG.09 - 40 George Square Lower Teaching Hub | Week 10 Slides | Compile your report: work on activities week by week to build the report. |
| Week 11: CW2 Reports Due | |||
| CW2 Report Due Friday 03/04/2026 | |||