Course Calendar

Week
Monday
Wednesday
JAN 9 | JAN 11

Course Overview & Introductions (PPT)

Assignments Due (after class)

Forms: CS194H Initial Survey & Pitch Slide

Studio Task #1: Hierarcy & Tagging Key Takeaways

Readings Due

Hierarchy from Universal Principles of Design

How to Survive A Critique by Karen Cheng

Assignments Due

#1 - Studio Task #1: Hierarchy & Tagging (individual)

JAN 16 | 18

No Class


MLK Day

 

Project Presentation #1 - Project Recap

 

Assignments Due

#2 - Project Presentation #1: Project Recap (team)

JAN 23 | 25

Intro to UX Writing

Studio Task #2: Gestalt Principles Key Takeaways

Readings Due

Closure, Good Continuation, Proximity, Similarity, and Uniform Connectedness from Universal Principles of Design

Assignments Due

#5 - Studio Task #2: Gestalt Principles (individual)

JAN 30 | FEB 1

Project Presentation #2 - Lab Usability Study

Assignments Due

#4 - Project Presentation #2: Lab Usability Study (team)

From Project to Startup, Dr. Manu Kumar (K9 Ventures)

Readings Due

Types of Business Models by Lenny Rachitsky

Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything by Steve Blank

FEB 6 | 8

Advanced Visual Design (Slides), Elizabeth Lin (Founding Designer @ Primer)

Business Model

Assignments Due

#7 - Lean Business Model Canvas (team)

#3 - Website, checkpoint (team)

FEB 13 | 15

Project Presentation #3 - Hi-fi Prototype V2

Assignments Due

#6 - Project Presentation #3: Hi-fi Prototype V2 (team)

Studio Task #3 - Color

Readings Due

Color from Universal Principles of Design

Assignments Due

#8 - Studio Task #3: Color (individual)

FEB 20 | 22

No Class -- Presidents' Day

 

Field Testing

Project Presentation #4 - Field Usability Test

Assignments Due

#9 - Project Presentation #4: Field Usability Test (team)

FEB 27 | MAR 1

Designing for Artificial Intelligence, Julie Stanford (Principal @ Sliced Bread Design)

Readings Due

Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction by Amershi et al.

Studio Task #4 - Control

Readings Due

Control from Universal Principles of Design

Assignments Due

#10 - Studio Task #4: Control (individual)

MAR 6 | 8

Checkpoint: Hi-fi Prototype V3

Assignments Due

#11 - Checkpoint: Hi-fi Prototype V3 (team)

Video Prototype planning / In-class work

Studio Task #5 - Online Usability Study 

MAR 13 | 15

Video and Poster Feedback / Industry Speakers

Speakers

Emily, Senior Product Manager @ LinkedIn

KiJung, UX Researcher @ Blink

Chloe, Product Designer II @ Carta

Carah, Software Engineer @ Figma

Assignments Due

#13 - Project Poster (team)

#14 - High-fi Video Prototype, checkpoint (team)

Project Launch Party

Project Launch Slides PPT

Project Launch Slides PDF

Assignments Due

#14 - High-fi Video Prototype, final (team)

#15 - Final Presentation (team)

#16 - Final Prototype (team)

MAR 20 | 22

No class, finals week

Assignments Due

#17 - Final Report (team)

#3 - Website (team)

Happy break!