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INFS3080: Designing the User Experience
2027 unit information
You already know what bad design feels like. You tapped the wrong button, struggled to find what you’re looking for, or given up on an app because it just didn’t make sense. Now think about the other side, because someone designed that experience. Good user experience (UX) means creating digital products and services that people can understand, trust, and actually enjoy. You will learn how to research what users need and want, design interactions that work, and evaluate whether a digital experience delivers. You will explore the creative and strategic sides of UX, balancing user needs with business goals, and see how AI tools are changing the way designers prototype, test, and iterate. This unit is taught through workshops, not lectures. You will work with professional design tools, develop ideas, test and refine them through hands-on collaborative projects. UX design is one of the fastest-growing skill sets in digital business. Organisations need people who can shape how customers and employees interact with technology, people who combine empathy and creativity with strategic thinking. Whether your career takes you into product design, business analysis, consulting, or digital strategy, the ability to design experiences that work is a skill all organisations need.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Business Information Systems |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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Completion of 48 credit points |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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INFS1000 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. apply and relate information systems theories and concepts in the context of an actual business organisation
- LO2. analyse open-ended business scenarios and evaluate the implications of information systems decisions
- LO3. apply techniques for organisational and business process analysis to resolve an actual business problem
- LO4. communicate in a professional and confident manner, both orally and in writing, with actual business professionals
- LO5. apply team management concepts and theories to effectively work in, and manage, cross-functional teams
- LO6. analyse and reflect critically on the ethical and social implications of information systems.
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Semester 2 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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