This is a tentative schedule and changes will occur as the semester progresses. Slides/notes will be posted after each class.
We welcome your feedback at any point throughout the semester. Please use this link to share some thoughts.
Week
Topics / Schedule
Assignments
Week 1
Jan 13 - 16
Supplemental:
Ethnography: Ellen Isaacs at TEDxBroadway (12-min video)
TED Talk: The Design Thinking Journey by Doug Dietz (18-min video)
Week 2
Jan 19 - 22
Supplemental:
Brené Brown on Empathy (3-min video)
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
Supplemental:
How to be Creative by Amy Ko
37 Studies on Human Perception in 30 mins by Kennedy Elliott
Tips for Working Successfully in a Group by Randy Pausch
A2 now due 2/2
Week 4
Feb 2 - 6
Tues (2/3): Engaging with People | P1 Studio (slides)
Thur (2/5): Design Principles: Visual Design (slides)
Supplemental:
Understanding the Belmont Report (26 mins video)
The Universal Art of Graphic Design (6 mins video)
Etch a Sketch: How to use Sketching in User Experience Design by Jose Rojas
P1 out 2/3
Week 5
Feb 9 - 13
Tues (2/10): Intro. to FigJam + P2 Studio (slides)
Thur (2/12): Intro. to Figma (Tutorial Assets)
Supplemental:
Quick FigJam Tutorials
FigJam101 (10 mins video)
10 Pro Tips for FigJam (7 mins video)
Figma UI Design Tutorial (24 mins video)
Figma tutorial (video, starter, complete, keyboard shortcuts)
Design Critiques at Figma by Noah Levin
Week 6
Feb 16 - 20
Supplemental:
How to Prototype by Amy Ko
Why you should be prototyping (Netflix)
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
P2 now due 2/18
P3 out 2/19
Week 7
Feb 23 - 27
Tues (2/24): More to HCI | Session 1
Raasikh Kanjiani (Computational Scaffolding, UIST '25)
Owen Tucker (Teach Me about Objects, DIS '25)
Andy Wu (Intelligence Analysts, CHI '25)
Thur (2/26): Accessibility & Inclusive Design (slides)
Supplemental:
P3 due 2/26
A3 out 2/26
Week 8
Mar 2 - 6
Tues (3/3): Design in Digital Public Health (slides)
Guest Lecturer: Santiago Arconada Alvarez, AppHatchery
Reference: Example digital health tools
Thur (3/5): Interface Evaluation (slides)
Supplemental:
How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation by Jakob Nielson
Learn How to Improve UX with Nielson's 10 Usability Heuristics (26 mins)
A3.1 now due 3/5
A3.2 out 3/5
Week 9
Mar 9 - 13
Enjoy Spring break!
Week 10
Mar 16 - 20
Tues (3/17): More to HCI |Session 2
Sumon Kanti Dey (LLM Chatbot for Reproductive Health, CHI '25)
Leo Ding (Garden of Papers, UIST '25)
Arthava Negi (Touchscreens in Motion, UIST '25)
Thurs (3/19): The Human Processor (TBD)
A3.2 due 3/18
P4 out 3/19
Week 11
Mar 23 - 27
Tues (3/24): Human-Centered AI
Thurs (3/26): Information Visualization
P4 due 3/27
A4 out 3/27
Week 12
Mar 30 - Apr 3
Tues (3/31): More to HCI | Session 3
Humphrey Amoakohene (Voice Assistant, DIS '25)
Assis Siyadri (It Helps Us Express Our Feelings, CHI '25)
Paulo Condori Pinedo (Navigating Doctoral Programs w/ ADHD, ASSETS '25)
Thurs (4/2): Ethics & Dark Patterns
A4 due 3/31
Week 13
Apr 6 - 10
Tues (4/7): HCI Debates (TBD)
Thurs (4/9): Theories & Models in HCI (TBD)
Week 15
Apr 20 - 24
Project Presentations