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Olin UX Design 2017 (v1.1)
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Class Sessions
Thursday August 31 - intro
Thursday September 7 - teams
Monday September 11 - consent narratives
Thursday September 14 - contextual inquiry
Monday September 18 - Needs Analysis
Thursday September 21 - user profiles
Monday September 25 - early-stage prototyping
Thursday September 28 - low-fidelity prototyping
Friday September 29 - usability testing
Monday October 2 - Design Challenges explained
Thursday October 5 - testing paper prototypes
Thursday October 12 - accessibility and recovering from errors
Monday October 16 - wrapping up Design Development
Thursday October 19 - software tool selection
Monday - October 23 - Cognitive Walkthrough
Thursday October 26 - the cost of switching interfaces
Monday October 30 - wireframing
Thursday November 2 - Design Challenge check-ins
Monday November 6 - Heuristic Evaluations Explained
Thursday November 9 - Heuristic Evaluation prep
Monday November 13 - Heuristic Evaluation Reports
Thursday November 16 - designing with perspective
Monday November 27 - formal usability studies
Friday November 30 - open studio
Monday December 4 - guest - open studio - design challenges done
Thursday December 7 - final demo prep
Tuesday December 12 - Final Demos
Assignments
Consent Narrative
Project Brief
Inspirational Designs
Heuristic Evaluation
Formal Usability Study
Self-Assessment Reflection
Phases
Introduction & Project Brief
Needs Analysis
Design Development
Design Refinement
Final Refinement
Phase Checklists
Needs Analysis Checklist
Design Development Checklist
Design Refinement Checklist
Final Refinement Checklist
Design Challenges
Presentation Design Challenges
Video or Physical Open Design Challenges
Cross-interface or Target User Open Design Challenges
Responsive Re-design Challenges
Assigned Readings
Protected Readings
Additional Reading Resources
Techniques
Olin UX Design 2017 (v1.1)
Thursday October 5 - testing paper prototypes
Reading kick-off by Roboto Light
Guests: Ellen Chisa '10 (CEO of Dark Inc), Alysha Olsen '11 (Designer at Tableau Software)
An instructor will walk through to test the paper prototypes in progress