This course explores how to study how people use information systems, focusing on methods for user studies and system evaluation.
Admission requirements
The target groups of this course are master's students of records management or library and information science, or related fields.
The course presupposes knowledge about information searching and metadata-based information systems at bachelor’s level.
An advanced level bachelor’s student of records management or library and information science can be admitted to the course if they are considered to have sufficient prior knowledge.
How to apply
International exchange students select courses when applying for exchange.
Application deadline: 1 October.
Course description
The course covers central concepts like information needs, relevance, and satisfaction measurement in information searching and system interaction.
Knowledge, assessment and use of central concepts and methods for user studies and systems evaluation.
For more information about this course, take a look at the course description (student.oslomet.no).
Teaching methods
- lectures, class discussions, group work, student presentations
- a small-scale empirical user study or system evaluation study
- feedback during class discussions and supervision
Costs
There is no semester fee for exchange students.
Exam and assessment
You write a term paper reporting the empirical study. You decide on the focus and research problem of the empirical study within the frames of the course and in agreement with the course responsible.
Questions about this course?
You can contact us by email if you have questions about this course.
