Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	367029	Visual and Information Design	1	3.0	3	★	Nan-Ching Tai	GIMD IDI DID	0	0	Master’s / International Master’s / Design PhD Combined Class (IXD Master’s Year 1 Only, Pre-enrollment: 7 Students)

Course Plan：

Instructor	Nan-Ching Tai　Office Hours
Email	nctai@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-06-26 18:51:30
Course Objective	Interaction design can be considered as an extension of the long-established fields of architectural, industrial, and graphical design. Regardless what types of the recent emerging field of interaction design such as UI, UX, responsive website, tangible interaction design, or smart environment, the image remains as the visual language for design ideation to realization. This course introduces the concept of digital pipeline which is mediated on wide range of image related digital technologies. Through those modularized technologies, we can form a working pipeline to create a prototype for an interaction design proposal.
Course Schedule	1. Design & Visual Language 2. Modeling Geometries 3. Vector Graphics & Graphic Design 4. Tangible Interaction Design 5. Natural User Interface 6. Digital Fabrication (Laser Cutting) 7. Digital Fabrication (Laser Cutting) 8. Digital Fabrication (3D Printing) 9. Digital Fabrication (3D Printing) 10. Raster Images & Photorealistic Rendering 11. UI Wireframe 12. iOS SwiftUI I 13. iOS SwiftUI II 14. iOS SwiftUI III 15. iOS SwiftUI IV 16. Show & Tell
Evaluation and grading policy	20% Participation 30% In-class exercises 10% Design proposal 40% Design and design presentation
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No None
The access to curricular consultation	If there is any question, please contact instructor, Nan-Ching Tai, nctai@mail.ntut.edu.tw
Expanding teaching and resources	● 參與式創新教學 (Participatory & Innovative Teaching) 強調學生參與與產出，導入翻轉、PBL/專題、設計思考或遊戲化等策略。 Emphasizes student engagement and outcomes by adopting strategies such as Flipped Classroom, PBL (Problem/Project- Based Learning), Design Thinking, or Gamification.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note	Students need a Mac laptop for iOS SwiftUI assignments. Flexible Learning • In Weeks 17 and 18, students will continue learning how to refine their iOS apps using online resources. • The total expected workload is 6 hours. • Students will share their progress through Google Classroom. • This additional self-directed learning will count toward the participation grade. • This class is open only to NTUT students.