Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
Syllabus, Master's level, 1MD300
- Code
- 1MD300
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Computer Science A1N, Human-Computer Interaction A1N, Image Analysis and Machine Learning A1N
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 7 March 2019
- Responsible department
- Department of Information Technology
Entry requirements
120 credits including 60 credits in IT-related fields of study, including human-computer interaction, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
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
- 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; 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.
Reading list
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