Day Date Lecture/Studio Assignment Due
Mon 3/28/2016

Course Overview & Introductions (PPT)

Project Survey
Wed 3/30/2016 1) Guest Lecture (Maria Tran - Sea of Solidarity)
2) Sarah Needfinding Report Out
3) Empathy & Needfinding Lecture and Exercise
Video Observation
Mon 4/4/2016 Unpacking / Journey Mapping Initial Needfinding Check-in
Wed 4/6/2016 Define (PPT) #1 - Needfinding
Mon 4/11/2016

Ideate (PPT)

#2 - Initial POVs
Wed 4/13/2016 Design Exploration Through Experience Prototyping (PPT) #2 - Final POVs
Initial HMWs
Mon 4/18/2016

Rapid Experimentation & Experience Prototypes (PPT)

Final HMWs

Wed 4/20/2016 Low-fidelity Prototyping (PPT) #3 - Experience Prototypes (initial report out) - Final due Friday 4/22
Mon 4/25/2016 Low-fi Prototype Pair Share Low-fi Prototype & Evaluation (initial)
Wed 4/27/2016 Interaction Design (PPT) #4 - Low-fi Prototype & Evaluation (final)
Mon 5/2/2016

Medium-fi Prototyping & Tasks (PPT)

Sketch Tutorial (Prep Materials)

 
Wed 5/4/2016 Heursitic Evaluation (PPT)
(Video: Extended Heuristic Evaluation Lecture)

#5 - Medium-Fi Prototype
(rough draft 5/4, final due 5/6)

Read: Nielsen's How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation

Mon 5/9/2016 Heuristic Evaluation Exercise #6 - Heuristic Evaluation (individual)
Wed 5/11/2016

Guest Lecture - Katya Yefimova
Usability Testing

#7 - Heuristic Evaluation (group)
Mon 5/16/2016 Assignment 8 Share-out
Working/Feedback Session

#8 - Revised Medium Fi Prototype and Usability Test Results

Resources & Examples:

Wed 5/18/2016 Working/Feedback Session  
Mon 5/23/2016 Guest Speaker: Yotam Politzer from IsraAID
Working/Feedback Session

#9 - Hi-fi Prototype Check-in

Example Report Slide Deck

Wed 5/25/2016 Working/Feedback Session

#9 - Presentation & Poster Check-in
Hi-fi Prototype Usability (optional)

Example Report Slide Deck

Mon 5/30/2016 Holiday  
Wed 6/1/2016 Final Presentations & Project Fair
(d.school Studio 1 12:30-2:20pm)

Hi-fi Prototype
#9 - Final Project Presentation & Poster

Example Report Slide Deck