Design of Digital Services for Health Behaviour Change

About

The digital era needs digital solutions. Digital solutions can prevent and manage healthcare issues faster and more effectively both at the personal and societal levels. E-health innovations are proved to promoting health and behavior change in various health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, etc. However, developing effective technological solutions for behavior change requires an interdisciplinary approach. While the competence of designing and selecting effective technologies is essential, that is still incomplete without an understanding of evidence-based behavioral change theories and techniques.

The course consists of a series of short theory lessons that provide the required background on knowledge of behavior change and the specific methods that can be applied by means of technological solutions.

The topics coversed in the course include:

• Digital health technologies & Behaviour change;
• Behavior change theories;
• Assessment & Monitoring of change process/outcomes;
• Intervention Design & Evaluation Criteria.

In accompaniment to these lessons, several interaction design workshops will be conducted where the students will apply the new knowledge to the health problem domain. In the workshops, students will work in groups by using various UX tools, design-thinking methods, and a user-centered design approach.

The course will be finished with a session where all design teams will show the prototypes of their digital services.

NB! Accommodation, cultural programme and meals are not included in the price.

Course leader

Vladimir Tomberg, PhD, Associate Preofessor of Interaction design and Senior Research Fellow in Tallinn University;

Farhat-Ul-Ain, MSc in Health psychology, doctoral student in school of Digital Technology, Tallinn University

Target group

The course is open for everyone who is interested in health, behavior change, and design of digital services. Any relative competencies are highly welcomed, but not strictly required.

Course aim

Participants will learn how to use digital technology to prevent and manage health issues. Participants will be involved in a guided user-centered interaction design process and will create a prototype of behavior change aiming digital application or service.

Fee info