Course Schedule
Lectures will be held every Friday from 10:15 to 11:45 in Room 1021. Please note that lectures will not be recorded.
Practical sessions will be held bi-weekly on Fridays in the Sandbox (Room 3092, third floor, behind Vaba Lava). The sessions are divided into three groups:
- Group A: 12:15–13:45
- Group B: 14:15–15:45
- Group C: 16:15–17:45
To pass the course, students must attend in person at least 10 out of 14 lectures and 5 out of 8 practical sessions.
| Date | Lecture | Practical Session |
| 13.02.2026 | 1. Starting the Course / Why HCI? | 1. Practical Session. Getting to know each other. Groups forming. |
| 20.02.2026 | 2. Human-centered design process | - |
| 27.02.2026 | 3. Understanding people: Interview / Shadowing | 2. Practical Session |
| 06.03.2026 | 4. Topic: Health | - |
| 13.03.2026 | 5. Understanding people: Survey | 3. Practical Session |
| 20.03.2026 | 6. Topic: Human Connection | - |
| 27.03.2026 | 7. Understanding people: Focus group / Workshop | 4. Practical Session |
| 03.04.2026 | Good Friday. No classes. | - |
| 10.04.2026 | 8. Understanding people: Ethnomethodology-Informed ethnography | 5. Practical Session |
| 17.04.2026 | 9. Topic: Beyond the Human | - |
| 24.04.2026 | 10. Understanding people: First-person methods | 6. Practical Session |
| 01.05.2026 | Spring Day. No classes. | - |
| 08.05.2026 | 11. Clinic for group project | 7. Practical Session |
| 15.05.2026 | 12. Topic: DIY in HCI | - |
| 22.05.2026 | 13. Topic: Games and gamification | 8. Practical Session |
| 29.05.2026 | 14. Topic: Future of HCI | - |