part of Milestone A (Foundations).
Include your work in the Milestone A packet
due Thursday, September 24, 2026, by 4:10pm ET (see Timeline).
Aim for completion by September 3 since all your work depends on this ability.
Students will be introduced to the course syllabus, which includes a lot of helpful information about the process of the course and how to access materials.
Students will find out more about the professor and share about themselves and the goals for their career as it relates to the course.
Milestones are defined on the Timeline and are set to about every 4 weeks.
Grading is done based on the milestones.
a. Go to the Fall 2026 Syllabus on the Drive and review it. If you have any questions, connect with Professor Bonner by asking in class, ook a meeting with Professor Bonner (Outlook), or ask on Discord (if it is not a personal question).
b. Refer to the Timeline (Admin → Timeline) for the Thursday pace and the four Milestone submission due dates. Class meets Thursdays 4:10–5:00pm Eastern in Communication Arts Bldg 243. Work asynchronously between meetings. Submit Milestone Review packets by 4:10pm ET on the submission Thursdays listed on the Timeline (not every week).
This video will introduce you to Professor Bonner, the course and content.
Important note: After I made the video, the content for the course changed slightly (your calendar and D2L will be unique), I have tried to mark where we are not doing a prototype or design challenge, but instead doing an analysis of a project or game. If you see prototype or design challenge in this course in this video, that may be old information.
You may always connect with Professor Bonner about the most recent content or any questions you have.
Always refer to the website and Timeline for the most recent information and deadlines for your semester. Thanks!
9:07-11:46 The Project timeline is now on the drive 2026 Fall Timeline Understanding Users (because students requested this)
12:00 Course Description - also review it on the syllabus.
21:37: Fall 2026 online is taught by Professor Bonner
15:33 SusanBonner.org is my site now.
Discord is the text/video chat program we'll use in the class.
We will submit links to google drive files like Google Slideshows on Discord.
Do not submit files for people to download, that process takes too much time for your users (classmates).
Go to Welcome Read First and review the discord guidelines and rules
Find your class and choose the icon that our course uses.
If you have any issues or questions about using Discord, please contact Susan.
This is how to sign up for MI 841 by selecting the Yellow pondering emoji face in the class-role-request channel
Please introduce yourself to the class by posting to the #introductions channel (it’s towards the top in the navigation panel).
MSU GaIM Welcome Read This First
Don’t feel obligated to answer every prompt in the introductions.
You can change your name by typing this in any channel: /nick FirstName LastName, and then hit ENTER.
If you have done any user experience research let us know what you did?
What do you hope to learn from this class?
What else should we know to more fully appreciate and know you?
note - Professor Bonner may be seperating out a seperate Discord for Graduate Students - stay tuned and update this if needed.
