User-Centred Cyber Physical Systems (UCPS)

Developing physical systems for people: You'll build intelligent phyiscal systems that solve real-world problems and are user-centered.

Contents

• Apply methods & tools for the UCD Process (Interviews, surveys, focus groups, usability evaluation, etc.)
• Basics of programming and system design with Arduino & sensors.
• Working in an interdisciplinary team project.
• Applying the UCD process for a societal problem.
• Presenting the results in front of an audience.
• Example topics: Multi-user home automation systems, Ar quality monitoring systems for preventive healthcare

Competencies

Students are able to

• Develop a cyber physical sensor-data based prototype for a given societal problem.
• Understand the user centred design (UCD) process.
• Choose an appropriate design or evaluation technique for the UCD process for a specific context.
• Present the prototype and its development process to an audience.

Literature

• O. Lange and K. Clasen, Eds., User Experience Design und Sustainability: Status Quo verstehen – Zukunft gestalten . Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Vieweg, 2024. (ISBN: 9783658450489)
• S. Scataglini, S. Imbesi, and G. Marques, Eds., Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design: Application to Elderly Healthcare . Singapore: Springer, 2022. (ISBN: 9789811684883)
• M. Tomitsch, M. Borthwick, N. Ahmadpour, C. Cooper, J. Frawley, L.-A. Hepburn, A. B. Kocaballi, L. Loke, C. Núñez-Pacheco, K. Straker, and C. Wrigley, Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat: A Handbook of Methods , rev. ed. Amsterdam, Netherlands: BIS Publishers, 2021. (ISBN: 9789063695859)

Lecturer

• Prof. Dr. Anuja Hariharan

Recommended Previous Knowledge 

• Programming 1 (PR1)
• Software Engineering 1 (SE1)
• At least one of the optional skills
• Optional: Design or UXD skills/Figma
• Optional: Arduino programming
• Optional: Experience in web programming

Module Details

Semester	6/7
Lecture Language	German and English
Frequency	Winter Term
Credit Points (ECTS)	5
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Anuja Hariharan
Duration	1 Semester
Study Focus	Software Engineering (SE) Creative Technology (CT)
Course Achievement	None
Prerequisite for exam	None
Exam	Continuous Assessment (CA)

Weekly Hours (SWS) 

Lecture	2 SWS
Project	2 SWS
Sum	4 SWS

Work Load 

Lecture	30 h
Self Study	30 h
Project	90 h
Sum	150 h