Welcome to the Fall 2018 offering of ENGR3220, UX Design. This course meets Mondays and Thursdays 9am to 10:40am in AC213.
Instructors: Marco Morales
Teaching Assistants / NINJAs: Rachel Yang, Matthew Beaudouin-Lafon
Credits: 0-4-0-0
Hours: 4-4-4
Prerequisites: ENGR 2250 User Oriented Collaborative Design (required); ENGR 2510 Software Design or other software development experience (recommended)
Fulfills Design Depth requirement
A hands-on exploration of the design and development of user interfaces, taking into account the realities of human perception and behavior, the needs of users, and the pragmatics of computational infrastructure and application. Focuses on understanding and applying the lessons of human interaction to the design of usable computer applications; will also look at lessons to be learned from less usable systems. This course will mix studio (open project working time) and seminar (readings and discussion) formats.
Students completing this course should be able to:
Your course grade will consist of a combination of your grades on:
Although these percentages are provided as guidance, the grade assigned to a student may deviate from these proportions to take into account individual circumstances and factors (including professional conduct) and is determined at the sole discretion of the instructors.
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Services for students with learning disabilities may include, but are not limited to, academic accommodations, coaching on organizational and time management skills, faculty notification and academic advising. Services for students with physical, sensory, or psychological impairments as well as medical conditions may include, but are not limited to, academic accommodations, assistance with adaptive technology, accessibility accommodations and academic advising. Any specific modifications granted will be based on detailed discussions with each student about their particular situation, and on information from a medical care provider concerning the student’s disability and related needs.
The teaching team assumes that all of us learn in different ways, and that the organization of any course will accommodate each student differently. Please talk to us as soon as you can about your individual learning needs and how this course can best accommodate them. Even if you do not have a documented disability, remember that other support services are available to all students.
Credits
Lynn Stein developed Olin's original HFID course, which UX Design builds upon. Lynn was informed by the work of: Prof. Marti Hearst of UC Berkeley SIMS, and Prof. Scott Klemmer of Stanford, among others. Each time we offer the course with co-instructors (a long list now), we learn from them and all visitors who grace us with their presence.