2025Year

Second Semester

Information Content Design

Lecture

Information Content Design

Z1000006 Information Content Design

ZHANG Jue

2.0Credits

Tue.4Period

Shinjuku Remote

A) A high degree of specialized expertise　70%
B) The skills to use science and technology　20%
C) The ability to conduct research independently, knowledge pertaining to society and occupations, and sense of ethics required of engineers and researchers　10%
D) Creative skills in specific areas of specialization　0%

The contents industry related to contents of information such as documents, sounds, images, software, etc. is a promising industry that is expected to grow through domestic and overseas development. This lecture learns expert knowledge of information content design, and aims to create new value by designing good contents, and organizes a content design proposal.
1. Understand the current state and development of the contents industry.
2. Grasp the process of information content design.
3. Propose and evaluate good UX by using user information.

1.Ability to participate in group discussions
2.Basic knowledge of data analysis

Discussion Debate／Group Work／Support for self-learning using ICT

1. Explanation of this lecture.
Explaining the content of this lecture.

2. Current situation and issues of content industry and future development.
Describe the present situation of the contents industry and the promotion policy of Japan. Discuss on future development issues based on current situation.
Preparatory learning: To grasp the current situation of the Japanese contents industry.

3. Marketing and content business.
Describe the marketing of information contents such as media, entertainment, and application. Discuss the new strategy.
Preparatory learning: Understand the marketing situation of information contents.

4. Information contents design technology.
Describe the trend of technology for designing and developing information contents.
Preparatory learning: Understand the overview of technology concerning content development.

5. User evaluation of information contents
Explain the evaluation method, evaluation criteria, evaluation system of user evaluation.
Preparatory learning: Review the evaluation method used up to now, and summarize the advantages and disadvantages.

6. User experience on information contents development (UX)
Explain the importance of user experience (UX) on information contents.
Preparatory learning: Think about problems of UX of existing contents.

7. Value added by UX
Explain the benefits of added value with good UX.
Preparatory learning: Understand the tangible value and intangible value of goods.

8. Practical content design: selection of theme
From the UX of the existing contents, add value and select a theme that can provide good UX by discussion.
Preparatory learning: list problems and think about the direction of new proposals.

9. After investigating the current situation, confirm the design concept.
Investigate the theme that was confirmed pervious lecture, target the current situation and problems, and confirm the design concept by discussion.
Preparatory learning: survey the theme confirmed pervious lecture and summarize the current situation.

10. Confirm new UX and added value by discussion.
Preparatory learning: investigate added value corresponding to UX.

11. Determine the technical method to realize the development of the content.
Preparatory learning: investigate related technologies in advance.

12. Prototype creation and review
Preparatory learning: Design and propose pro type according to the concept.

13. Discuss how to propose the suggested content design proposal to the market, complete the design proposal and the whole project proposal.
Preparatory learning: Think about the market strategy.

14. Review of study content
Preparatory learning: Total review

Evaluation will be made based on the interim report and final report. A score of D grade or higher is acceptable.

After the group discussion in class, the results will be commented.
For confirmation questions on KU-LMS, reference answers will be posted after class.

No designated textbook

Friday, 15:00 - 16:00.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly or by KU-LMS and email.

Not applicable

Informatics Program