Digital Design and Innovation

Department of Management Information Systems, Temple University

Digital Design and Innovation

MIS 3504.001 ■ Fall 2022 ■ Steven E. Sclarow, AIA

Schedule

 

WEEK DATES TOPIC DUE
1

8/22
8/24
8/26

Intro – What is UX
Affordances and Signifiers
In-Class Activity (8/26)

Week 1 Discussion Slides

UX – Norman
UX – Wikipedia
What is a product manager? A complex, cross-functional role in IT
Norman Ch. 1
2

8/29
8/31
9/2

Project Research and Problem Identification, Process Thinking
In-Class Activity (9/2)

Week 2 Discussion Slides

5 Stages in Design Thinking
3

(Labor Day 9/5)
9/7
9/9

Human Error, Slips and Mistakes
Guest Speaker – Ethan Berg and Studio Time (9/9)

Week 3 Discussion Slides

Norman Ch. 5

Conducting a Heuristic Evaluation

Project 1 – Part 1 (due 9/11 by 11:59 PM)

Additional Reading (optional)
Human Error or Design Error?
Preventing User Errors: Avoiding Unconscious Slips
4

9/12
9/14
9/16

Project 1 – Part 1 Presentations (9/12)
Usability Analysis & Heuristic Evaluations, Design Thinking
Design Thinking: Gulfs, Seven Stages

Week 4 Discussion Slides (part 1)
Week 4 Discussion Slides (part 2)

Norman Ch. 6
5 9/19
9/21
9/23

 3-Levels of Processing + Group activity – exploring the gulfs
In-Class Activity: Gulfs (9/21)
In-Class Activity: Empathy (9/23)

Week 5 Discussion Slides

Norman Ch. 2 (up to p 56)

Usability Testing
6 9/26
9/28
9/30

Exam 1 (Weeks 1-5) [9/26]
Studio Sessions -Mid Semester Feedback
Project 1 – Part 2 Presentations (9/30)

Norman Ch. 2 (p. 56-70)

Project 1 – Part 2 (Due 9/29 by 11:59 PM)
7 10/3
10/5
10/7

Project 1 – Part 2 Presentations (10/3)
Design and Blame & Design
Project #2 Intro – EY Guest Speaker – Maria Psathas (10/7)

Week 7 Discussion Slides

 Norman Ch. 3
8 10/10
10/12
(Wellness Day 10/14)

Design Concepts: Knowledge and Mapping
Design Principles: Constraints

Week 8 Discussion Slides – Part 1
Week 8 Discussion Slides – Part 2

Norman Ch. 4

Certificate Learning Course Due 10/12)
9 10/17
10/19
10/21

Figma Workshop Part I 
Figma Workshop Part II
Case Study + Virtual Easel Pad Workspace (10/21)

Week 9 Discussion Slides

Case Study  (Read prior to 10/21)
10 10/24
10/26
10/28

Conventions, Guidelines & Accessibility
Design Today & Agile Processes
In-Class Activity: Systems Thinking (10/28)

Week 10 Discussion Slides – Part 1
Week 10 Discussion Slides – Part 1a
Week 10 Discussion Slides – Part 2

 Project 2 – Alpha (Due 10/30 – by 11:59 PM)
11 10/31
11/2
11/4

Project 2 – Alpha Presentations (10/31)
EY Guest Speaker – Tony Daddario and Studio time (11/2)
In-Class Activity: Problem Solving (11/4)

Additional Readings (scan)
Norman Ch. 7
12 11/7
11/9
11/11

Exam 2 (Weeks 6-10) [11/7]
Guest Speaker – Ethan Berg and Studio Time (11/9)
EY Guest Speaker  – Crystal Van and Studio time (11/11)

  
13 11/14
11/16
11/18		 Guest Speaker Michael Potts and Studio time (11/14)
In-Class Activity: Heuristic Review (11/16)
Studio Session (11/18)		  
14

Fall Break 11/21 – 11/27

No Classes

  
15

11/28
11/30
12/2

Studio Session (11/28)

Final Presentations (11/30, 12/2)
EY Guest Jurors: Maria Psathas, Crystal Van

  
16

12/5

Final Presentations (12/2, 12/5)
EY Guest Jurors: Deep Patel, Crystal Van

 Project 2 Final (File uploaded 12/5 by 11:59 PM)