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UXD 1001 - Human-Centered Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The workshop-style course introduces students to human-centered design as a foundation for creating useful, enjoyable, and accessible digital and physical products and services. Applicable to all majors, the course exposes students to the foundations of user experience (UX) design including, but not limited to, design thinking, behavioral design, design ethics, AI and design, visual design, information architecture, design systems, brand voice, wireframing and prototyping, and UX research basics. Hands-on course projects simulate real-world design scenarios and take students through the design process from ideation to handoff. By the end of the course, students will build a professional digital portfolio containing a design reflection, a polished resume, and two representative samples of work to start branding themselves in their fields. In addition, students will gain the skills to advocate for inclusive, human-centered design in their workplaces.
Prereq: None
Note: None
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Empathize with users by defining user pain points
  • Employ human-centered design to create user-friendly products and services
  • Apply key principles of visual design, information architecture, and brand voice to create an effective resume and professional portfolio
  • Ideate, test, and iterate design solutions
  • Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
  • Exercise professional integrity by evaluating and applying design ethics
  • Select and use appropriate professional software and tools
  • Demonstrate awareness of AI’s impact on the design process
  • Showcase and reflect on the design process
  • Advocate for human-centered design within their fields
Prerequisites by Topic
  • None
Course Topics
  • Brief history of user-friendliness
  • Behavioral design
  • Laws of UX
  • Design ethics
  • Design thinking
  • User personas, scenarios, journeys, and stories
  • Visual design
  • Information architecture basics
  • Design systems
  • AI in design process
  • Branding and UX writing
  • Ideation, sketching, wireframing, and prototyping/mockups
  • UX research
  • UX advocacy and collaboration with UX
Coordinator
Dr. Nadya Shalamova


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