Syllabus for Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction

Social robotik och människa-robotinteraktion

  • 7.5 credits
  • Course code: 1MD300
  • Education cycle: Second cycle
  • Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science A1N, Image Analysis and Machine Learning A1N, Human-Computer Interaction A1N

    Explanation of codes

    The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:

    First cycle

    • G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
    • G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
    • G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    • GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

    Second cycle

    • A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
    • A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
    • AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

  • Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
  • Established: 2019-03-07
  • Established by:
  • Revised: 2020-02-10
  • Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
  • Applies from: Autumn 2020
  • Entry requirements:

    120 credits including 60 credits in IT-related fields of study, including human-computer interaction, or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

  • Responsible department: Department of Information Technology

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • understand principles and theories of human-robot interaction
  • carry out user requirement analysis and design of human-robot interaction in concrete scenarios
  • design and develop social skills for human-robot interaction using a physical robotic platform
  • use quantitative and qualitative approaches for evaluation and analysis of human-robot interaction data
  • evaluate the impact that social robots may have on ethical values like privacy and autonomy that are important for users and society at large

Content

Theories and methods of human-robot interaction; Paradigms of human-robot interaction; Interaction techniques; Programming robot behaviours for human-robot interaction; Human robot interaction design; User requirements analysis and prototyping for social robots; Evaluation of human-robot interaction; Applications of human-robot interaction; Robots and ethics.

Instruction

Lectures and assignments.

Assessment

Assignments (2.5 credits); oral and written presentation of a project (5 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Syllabus Revisions

Reading list

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