This is a tentative schedule and changes will occur as the semester progresses. Slides/notes will be posted after each class.Â
Week
Topics / Schedule
Assignments
Week 1
Jan 13 - 16
Tues (1/13): Introduction (slides)
Thur (1/15): The Design Process
Supplemental:
Ethnography: Ellen Isaacs at TEDxBroadway (12-min video)Â
TED Talk: The Design Thinking Journey by Doug Dietz (18-min video)
A0 out on 1/13Â
A1 out on 1/15
Week 2
Jan 19 - 22
Tues (1/20): Needfinding & Discovery
Thur (1/22): User Research
Supplemental:
Tom Kelley, The Perfect Brainstorm, Excerpt from The Art of Innovation
Putting Personas to Work in UX Design by Patrick Faller
TED Talk, The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie (19 mins)
A1 due on 1/21
A2 out on 1/22
Week 3
Jan 26 - 30
Tues (1/27): Ideation & Sketching
Thur (1/29): UI/UX Design
Supplemental:
How to be Creative by Amy Ko
Why you should be prototyping (Netflix)
Etch a Sketch: How to use Sketching in User Experience Design by Jose Rojas
A2 due on 1/30
P1 out TBD
Week 4
Feb 2 - 6
Tues (2/3): Design Principles
Thur (2/5): The Human Processor
Supplemental:
The Universal Art of Graphic Design (6 mins video)
37 Studies on Human Perception in 30 mins by Kennedy Elliott
Design Critiques at Figma by Noah Levin
P1 due TBD
Week 5
Feb 9 - 13
Tues (2/10): Prototyping
Thur (2/12): Introduction to Figma
Supplemental:
How to Prototype by Amy Ko
Figma UI Design Tutorial (24 mins video)
Tips for Working Successfully in a Group by Randy Pausch
Upcoming
Week 6
Feb 16 - 20
Tues (2/17): Information Visualization
Thur (2/19): In-class Studio
Supplemental:
A Step by Step Guide to User Experience (UX) Patterns by Dawn Schlecht
"How to Survive a Critique: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Feedback" by Karen Cheng
Upcoming
Week 7
Feb 23 - 27
Upcoming
Week 8
Mar 2 - 6
Tues (3/3): Interface Evaluation
Thur (3.5): In-class Heuristic Evaluation
Supplemental:
How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation by Jakob Nielson
Learn How to Improve UX with Nielson's 10 Usability Heuristics (26 mins)
Upcoming
Week 9
Mar 9 - 13
Enjoy Spring break!
Upcoming
Week 10
Mar 16 - 20
Theories & Models in HCI
Week 11
Mar 23 - 27
Human-Centered AI
Week 12
Mar 30 - Apr 3
Ethics & Dark Patterns
Week 13
Apr 6 - 10
HCI Debates
Week 15
Apr 20 - 24
Project Presentations