Dec 07, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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UXD 2020 - Interaction Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Interaction Design brings together all the concepts and tools learned in Interface Design. Students will learn goal-directed design and explore the interaction design process while demonstrating proficiency with applicable deliverables that are part of the process. The concepts and practices of the previous Interface classes are refined as students pick up more best practices and tools to further improve their interface design practice. Students will add to their JavaScript knowledge from the previous Interface Design courses and also learn to use CSS preprocessors for improved efficiency and more robust interactions. Students will strengthen their ability to communicate design rationale and intent via various forms of written communication. This course brings everything together through lectures and in-class workshops and prepares the students to transition to UXD 2030  Design for Extended Reality.
Prereq: UXD 1030 
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:
  • Apply interaction design process and applicable deliverables in creating prototypes
  • Demonstrate functional proficiency with a front-end framework, prototyping technique, and workflows
  • Build functional prototypes showing proficiency in JavaScript, Adobe XD, and Figma
  • Illustrate a basic understanding of using a CSS preprocessor
  • Communicate design rationale and intent via written communications

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None

Course Topics
  • Goal-directed design
  • Designing for different contexts, audiences, and devices
  • Interaction design process
  • CSS preprocessors
  • Practical JavaScript
  • Designing in the browser
  • Adobe suite: XD
  • Figma

Coordinator
Dr. Nadya Shalamova



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