Masterarbeit
User-Centered Design for the Across eCampus Course Catalog: An Analysis and Prototyping Study Based on State-of-the-Art UX Principles
Completion
2026/04
Research Area
Students
Kashfa Sehejat Sezuti
Advisers
Sandra Schaftner M.Sc.
Description
In modern education, cross-border learning has become essential for students to stay updated with real-world education processes. The European Education Area (EEA) serves as a prime example of this approach. It helps students access a wider range of educational opportunities. However, students often encounter significant challenges when navigating course catalogs from various universities within Across Alliance. Most existing catalogs lack a unified structure, resulting in unclear and inconsistent presentation of important information. This disorganization makes it hard for students to find and compare courses effectively. As a result, they may feel demotivated frustrated, when unable to locate the courses they want.
The goal of this proposed solution is to create and implement a modern, unified eCampus Course Catalog prototype that brings together course data from all partner universities. The solution will be developed based on the Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach and modern UX principles. The prototype will display all relevant course data including necessary information such as prerequisites, schedules, teacher details, and online class links in a structured and transparent way through a well-organized UI, including advanced features such as search (real-time and exact-match search) and smart filtering. This implementation will allow students to easily discover, compare, and select courses from all alliance universities within a unified platform. The prototype will also ensure proper navigation and accessibility of features. Its effectiveness will be evaluated through qualitative validation to assess usability.The objective of this master thesis is to research, design, and evaluate a modern user-centered solution that enhances how users explore and compare courses across the Across Alliance universities. The thesis focuses on transforming complex, distributed course data into a unified and accessible format by applying Human-Centered Design (HCD) methods and State-of-the-Art UX Principles. It aims not only functions effectively but also provides a smooth interaction with user experience. The thesis also emphasizes understanding and analysing user requirements for developing the prototype and involves testing through user studies to evaluate its usability and impact on cross-border learning within the alliance network.
