WELCOME TO THE COURSE
Welcome to the course Cognitive Design and Umeå Institute of Design
Once you have accepted your place, you must register for the course. Registration is done through the Student web before the course starts. You can do this from February 9 until February 16. If you have not registered no later than February 16, you will lose your place on the course.
If you know in advance that you do not have the opportunity to register during this period, you must notify us before the last day for registration.
If you suffer from an acute illness or other unforeseen event that prevents you from registering, you must contact us as soon as possible
Schedule can also be found in Text format
The schedule is preliminary up to 1 month before course start.
The course gives an overview of interaction design and its role in industrial design and product development. The aim of the course is to give a basic insight into interaction design through the highlighting of the possibilities for cooperation between interaction designers and cognitive scientists. The processes and work methods used in industrial design and interaction design are introduced, and applied in a project that runs throughout the course.
Course literature:
No mandatory course literature. Less extensive articles and compendiums will be distributed to the students via the learning platform Cambro.
Course material you could arrange before the course begins or during the first week:
Post-Its, 2-3 packets, 75x75 mm or similar.
The course starts with course introduction and a presentation of Umeå Institute of Design (UID).
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Questions about the course, please contact Course responsible teacher Lars Johansson
Problem with registration? Contact coordinator, education Birgitta Sundberg
Doors
UIDs main entrance is open 8-17, Mon-Fri. Other doors within UID are locked and you will need the UmU-card to enter these doors. You will have access to these when you are registered on the course. Access is allowed 8.00-20.00 Monday to Friday.
Computer labs and group rooms
Normally, our computer labs and group rooms are booked 9-16 for classes. Therefore, you can't always use the facilities on other times than those booked in your schedule. Before 9 and after 16 it is OK to use the computer labs on a"first come, first served" basis, and you can book group rooms, if available, through Adrian Löwander or other UID staff. In order to have access to our computers, you need to have activated your user account.
Mandatory presence and project work
As you will see in the schedule, some of the classes are marked as mandatory. These classes include assignments, tasks or exercises that are assessed and weighed into the final grading on the course. If you cannot, for some reason, participate in a mandatory class, it is your responsibility to both notify the teacher, and ask him/her how you can recuperate what you miss during that class. Of course, it is of beneficial for both you and your team that you are present for all lectures even if they aren’t marked as mandatory. Throughout the course, you will work in groups with a project. Groups are expected to work as teams.
General information: Wozzop
Every Monday at 10.15, during fika, there is a weekly information in the Atrium outside the student kitchen for all students at UID. On Mondays, a printed newsletter, called Wozzop, is distributed throughout the school. If you want to bring something up during the live Wozzop information, you can come there and talk about it or contact your course responsible or director of single subject courses so they can raise the issue for you. All students are encouraged to contribute with information and fun to the printed Wozzop by sending things in to wozzop@gmail.com.
Wednesday lectures
On Wednesday afternoons there are often open lectures by invited guests, usually at 3-4 pm. Keep an eye open for posters with information, and welcome to participate!
Other information
Fika/Lunch
Vending machines (with sweets) are found on the workshop floor.
Artistic Campus have no restaurant during spring term.
Student kitchen can be used for heating lunches. There is no cutlery or tableware, so you need to bring your own. To use the coffee machines at UID, you need to bring your own coffee mug and payment is done through credit card.
Ställverket & Social activities
The UID section of the student union is called Ställverket. They often arrange social activities, such as Friday pubs and parties. As a student at UID, you are welcome to participate in pubs and parties. Sometimes, you need to sign up for these.
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Checklist for admitted students
Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
To the checklist for admitted Students
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The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
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International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
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Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
More about the Orientation this semester.
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Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
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As a new student, you need to activate your user account approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester in order to, for instance:
If you are a new student, you will automatically receive a user account when you are admitted, but you will need to activate it for it to function properly. You will not be able to activate it until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
I want to learn more about my user account (Umu-id)
For exchange students and tuition fee paying students
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
Help! It's not working
If you are having problems activating your account or logging in, please contact our Servicedesk. You will find answers to common questions, and can submit enquiries.
Get your UmU card
When you are on Campus Umeå, Umeå Arts Campus or Campus Örnsköldsvik, you will need a UmU card. The card has the following functions:
To get the card, you need to apply for it. Here’s how to apply for the UmU card.
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There are three student unions at Umeå University:
They are actively involved so that fellow students have a high quality of education, good working environment, and fun leisure time.
Become a member of a student union!
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Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
Learn more about Office 365 and how to install it on your computer
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