Week Date Lecture/Studio Assignment Due
1 4/3/2017

Course Overview & Introductions (PPT)

Project Survey
2 4/10/2017 Needfinding Plan/Lit Review Report Out
Lecture: Needfinding (PPT), Unpacking / Journey Mapping (PPT)(Video)
Exercise: Needfinding and Empathy
#01 Needfinding Plan & Lit Review
3 4/17/2017 Define / Ideate / Experience Prototyping (PPT) #02 Needfinding
4 4/24/2017 Rapid Experimentation (PPT) #03 POV/HMWs/Solutions/Experience Prototypes
5 5/1/2017 Lecture: Low-fi/Medium-fi Prototyping
1:1 Meetings this week
#04 Experience Prototype Experiments
6 5/8/2017 Low-fi Prototype Pair Share
Lecture: Advanced Interaction Design
#05 Low-fi Prototype & Evaluation
7 5/15/2017 Lecture: Advanced Usability Testing
Exercise: Parallel Demos

#06 Medium-fi Prototype #1 & Evaluation

8 5/22/2017 Lecture: Heuristic Evaluation
Heuristic Evaluation in Class
#07 Medium-fi Prototype #2
#08 Heuristic Evaluation (Individual / Group)

Resources & Examples for Usability Testing:

9 5/29/2017 Holiday! #09 User Research Summary
10 6/5/2017 Project Fair Rehearsal #10 Final Medium-fi Prototype, Presentations, and Poster
6/5/2017
6-9 PM
Final Presentations & Project Fair