Course Number
16:137:532
Credits
3
Prerequsites
16:137:531 Introduction to User Experience Design
Semesters(s) Offered
Spring
Description
Learn about a variety of research techniques, including how to choose among them for the problem that needs to be solved and how to apply the results with insights to create engaging and usable design. Learn how to conduct research, synthesize data, and use this information in design. Build a core toolkit that is beneficial for a UXD career.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, be able to:
- Define user research fundamentals
- Collect and analyze users’ qualitative/quantitative data
- Demonstrate basic principles of contextual inquiry
- Complete task and activity analysis
- Create personas and scenarios
- Use surveys and other remote data collection methods
- Use card sorting and analytics
- Bring research into the design studio
- Plan a project