Schedule

Sept 02-Sep 06

No Class

Sep 09-Sept 13
(Week 1)

Lecture:
● Course Overview: Designing a Solution from Assumptions to Realization

Studio:
● Team Formation
● D1: Value Proposition

To-Dos (Before Studio)
● Watch How Airbnb Designs for Trust and be prepared to answer the question: "What is the Value Proposition of AirBnB"?

To-Dos (After Studio) (details)
● Submit Team Information (by end of studio lab)
● Design Notebook Entry for D1
● P1: Ethics Training
● T1: Team Contract
● P2: Prepare for Next Studio

Sep 16-Sep 20
(Week 2)

Lecture:
● Understanding Users

Studio:
● D2: Refine Personas
● D3: Draft Interview Questions

To-Dos (After Studio) (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D2 and D3
● T2: Team Building Exercise #1
● P3: Prepare for Next Studio
● Sign up for Miro and Figma Education Account.

Sep 23-Sep 27
(Week 3)

Lecture:
● Drawing Insights from Data

Studio:
● D4: Affinity Diagramming & Work Models

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D4
● PO1: User Interviews - Informational Interviews
● CH1: Challenge Report - Notes
● P4: Prepare for Next Studio

Sep 30-Oct 04
(Week 4)

Lecture:
● Translating Needs into Functionalities

Studio:
● D5: Brainstorm, Challenge and Concretize Features

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D5
● PO1: User Interviews - Informational Interviews
● T3: Team Building Exercise #2
● CH1: Challenge Report - Notes
● P5: Prepare for Next Studio

Oct 7-Oct 11
(Week 5)

Lecture:
● Creating Design Ideas

Studio:
● D6: Sketches and User Flow

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D6
● PO1: User Interviews - Informational Interviews
● CH1: Challenge Report - Notes
● R1: Research Proposal Draft (CS 649 only)
● P6: Prepare for Next Studio

Oct 14-Oct 18
(Week 6)

Reading Week
● No Class

Oct 21-Oct 25
(Week 7)

Lecture:
● HCI Research: Two Concrete Examples
● Guest Speakers: Ana Crisan and Matt Brehmer

Studio:
● Ch2: Challenge Report Presentation

To-Dos (details)
● P7: Prepare for Next Studio
● R1: Research Proposal Draft (CS 649 only) (Due Oct 25)
● CH1: Challenge Report (Due Oct 25)
● Book Project Discussion (Optional)

Oct 28-Nov 01
(Week 8)

Lecture:
● Lo-Fi Prototyping and Evaluation
● Project Discussions

Studio:
● D7: Paper Prototyping

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D7
● P8: Prepare for Next Studio

Nov 04-Nov 08
(Week 9)

Lecture:
● Visual Design and High-Fi Prototyping

Studio:
● E1: Low-Fidelity Prototype Evaluation

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for E1
● P9: Prepare for Next Studio

Nov 11-Nov 15
(Week 10)

Lecture:
● Designing for the Real World
● Guest Speaker: Tania Del Matto (GreenHouse)

Studio:
● D8: Designing for the Real World

To-Dos: (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for D8
● PO1: User Interviews - Prototype Evaluation
● T4: Team Reflections
● P10: Prepare for Next Studio

Nov 18-Nov 22
(Week 11)

Lecture:
● High-Fidelity Prototype Evaluation

Studio:
● CR: Design Critique Session

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for CR
● PO1: User Interviews - Prototype Evaluation
● P11: Prepare for Next Studio

Nov 25-Nov 29
(Week 12)

Lecture:
● No Lecture

Studio:
● E2: Heuristic Evaluation and Cognitive Walkthrough

To-Dos (details)
● Design Notebook Entry for E2
● Complete Course Evaluation
● P12: Create Final Products and Prepare for Final Presentation

Dec 02-Dec 06
(Week 13)

Lecture:
● PO2c: Final Presentations (DC Foyer, 10am-11:20am)

Due Dec 06:
● PO2a: Final Prototype
● PO2b: Demo Video
● PO2d: Design Porfolio
● R2: Research Proposal (CS 649 only)