About
The course focuses on theories and practices for approaching design problems of interactive media holistically, beyond usability and accessibility. The class aims to develop your appreciation for facilitating user's (rather than designer's) experience of interactive media including how to design for it and how to evaluate it. The course will focus on storytelling, sketching, and communication of design ideas within a design team and to potential users. The class includes hands-on learning, application of design and evaluation skills in group projects, and peer critique.
Lecture: Porter Acad 144, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-11:45 AM (map)
Course email: ucschci@gmail.com
Office hours:
- Instructor: Sri Kurniawan: by appointment only through email.
- TA: Zachary Rubin: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:30 PM in E2-309.
Grading
Homework: 50%.
Project: Milestones, report, and presentation: 50%
Policies And Accommodation
- All students enrolling in this class are advised that Academic Integrity will be strictly enforced. Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, or facilitating academic dishonesty or as further specified in campus regulations.
- If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please submit your Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to me in a timely manner, preferably within the first two weeks of the quarter. Contact DRC at 459-2089 V, 459-4806 TTY.
Lecture Notes
Lecture notes are hosted below.
Textbook (will be confirmed first day of class)
- Don’t Make Me Think, 3rd edition, 2014, Steve Krug.
- The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web, Jesse James Garret.
- Designing for the Digital Age, by Kim Goodwin.
- A number of articles (covering state-of-the-art research and project in the area) will be linked from the class' web site.