Week 01: Introduction

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, August 27 (Mandatory First Day Attendance Policy)
  • Thursday, August 29

Readings:

  • The Course Syllabus, Outline, and Assignment descriptions. Please note that conduct of the course, including grading, will proceed the rest of the semester assuming you have carefully read, understand, and agree to adhere to all the requirements in all of these documents.
  • Please note that readings listed below that are not available online can be found on the "Reserve Readings" page on the course Canvas site.

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 02: The Importance of UX Design

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, September 3
  • Thursday, September 5

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 03: Design Sprint 1

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, September 10
  • Thursday, September 12

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • Design Sprint Presentation due in Class on Thursday

Week 04: The Process of UX Design

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, September 17
  • Thursday, September 19

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 05: Design Sprint 2

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, September 24
  • Thursday, September 26

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • Design Sprint Presentation due in Class on Thursday
  • Individual Project 1: Design Idea due Sunday, September 29 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)

Week 06: Understanding Context of Use

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, October 1
  • Thursday, October 3

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 07: Design Sprint 3

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, October 8
  • Thursday, October 10

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • Design Sprint Presentation due in Class on Thursday
  • Individual Project 2: User Profile / Persona due Sunday, October 13 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)

Week 08: Establishing Requirements

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, October 15
  • Thursday, October 17

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 09: Interlude

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, October 22 -- Class TBD
  • Thursday, October 24 -- Class TBD

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 10: Design Sprint 4

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, October 29
  • Thursday, October 31

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • Design Sprint Presentation due in Class on Thursday
  • Individual Project 3: Scenario of Use due Sunday, November 3 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)

Week 11: Designing Solutions / Prototyping

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, November 5
  • Thursday, November 7

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 12: Design Sprint 5

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, November 12
  • Thursday, November 14

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • Design Sprint Presentation due in Class on Thursday
  • Individual Project 4: Design Prototype due Sunday, November 17 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)

Week 13: Evaluating Designs

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, November 19
  • Thursday, November 21

Readings:

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 14: Thanksgiving

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, November 26 -- No Class
  • Thursday, November 28 -- No Class

Readings:

  • None this week.

Assignments:

  • None due this week.

Week 15: The Future of UX Design

Sessions:

  • Tuesday, December 3
  • Thursday, December 5

Readings:

Assignments:

  • Individual Project 5: Revised Design due Sunday, December 8 (Submit Assignment to Canvas)