IDE555 : Human factor in design / College of Creative Arts

• Main Author: UiTM, College of Creative Arts
• Format: Teaching Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
• Subjects: Curriculum; Universiti Teknologi MARA
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/96097/1/96097.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/96097/; https://aims.uitm.edu.my/

This course will focus on understanding the balance of various influences and factors between human and their physical and emotional surrounding. Course input is relevant in the practice of contemporary design problem solving. It is vital to instill an understanding of designs that are driven by consumer needs to ensure greater product acceptance and longevity. Such knowledge will allow student to apply its findings to research prior to the design phase to uncover the unarticulated needs and tacit knowledge that drive patterns of behavior and values. The course will involve fieldwork assignments and assigned readings as a means to combine of theory with research practice to allow better understanding of design problems, design challenges and opportunities.