Digital Design and Innovation

***All Assignment, Quiz & Discussion Board due dates are posted on Canvas.
(Quizzes are offered in-class only and will begin promptly at 11AM on the assigned date)

WEEK	DATES	TOPIC	DUE
1	1/17 1/19 (online, click here for zoom link)	Intro – What is UX (1/17) Project Research and Digital Product Design, Defining Users (1/19) Week 1 Discussion Slides 1/19 Zoom Recording	Required Reading UX – Wikipedia What is a product manager? 5 Stages in Design Thinking
2	1/22 1/24 1/26	ICA – Preliminary usability testing (1/22) World according to Norman – Affordances and Signifiers, etc. (1/24) ICA (1/26) Week 2 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 1 (by 1/21) Deliverable Due Discussion Board #1
3	1/29 1/31 2/2	Human Error, Slips and Mistakes (1/29) Process Thinking – Group Work – Review Team’s assigned website (1/31) Studio Session – “Crit & Collab” (2/2) Week 3 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 5 (1/28) Additional Reading (optional) Human Error or Design Error? Preventing User Errors: Avoiding Unconscious Slips Deliverable Due Discussion Board #2
4	2/5 2/7 2/9	Gulfs of Execution & Evaluation, Seven Stages (2/5) Project 1 – Part 1 Presentations (2/7) 3-Levels of Processing (2/9) Week 4 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 2 (by 2/4) Deliverable Due Discussion Board #3 Project 1 – Part 1
5	2/12 2/14 2/16	Usability Testing & Heuristic Evaluations Design Thinking User Experience Empathy Map & Needs Statement Week 5 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 6 (by 2/11) Heuristic Evaluation (watch video) Usability Testing Conducting a Heuristic Evaluation Deliverable Due Discussion Board #4
6	2/19 2/21 2/23	Studio Session – “Crit & Collab” (2/19) Project 1 – Part 2 Presentations (2/21 & 2/23) Week 6 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 3 (2/18) Scan only “Crit & Collab” Deliverable Deliverable Due Discussion Board #5 Project 1 – Part 2
7	2/26 (online, click here for zoom link) 2/28 3/1	Knowledge in the Head & World and Mapping (2/26) MID-Semester Feedback Session (2/28) ICA (3/1) Week 7 Discussion Slides	Required Reading Norman Chapter 4 (by 2/25) Deliverable Due Discussion Board #6
***	3/4 – 3/8	Spring Break – No Class
8	3/11 3/13 3/15	Project #2 Intro (3/11) Constraints, Discoverability and Feedback (3/13) Problem solving exercise: Draw Toast – Using Systems Thinking (3/15) Week 8 Discussion Slides	Deliverable Due Discussion Board #7 Certificate Learning Course – Scrum
9	3/18 3/20 3/22	Design and Blame Discussion (3/18) Figma Workshop Part I (3/20) Figma Workshop Part II (3/22) Week 9 Discussion Slides Week 9 Figma Workshop Slides	Deliverable Due Certificate Learning Course – Figma
10	3/25 3/27 3/29	Design Today & Agile Processes (3/25) Conventions, Guidelines & Accessibility, Palette Generator (3/27) Studio Session – “Crit & Collab” (3/29) Week 10 Discussion Slides Week 10 Discussion Slides – Part 2	Additional Reading & Viewing (Optional) Accessibility vs. Inclusive Design The Aesthetic Usability Effect and Prioritizing Appearance vs. Functionality Why Colleges and Universities Face More Web Accessibility Lawsuits Deliverable Due Discussion Board #8
11	4/1 4/3 4/5	Project 2 – Alpha Presentations (4/1) In-Class Activity – team collaboration (4/3) In-Class Activity – Scrum Simulation + Agile (4/5)	Deliverable Due Discussion Board #9 Project 2 – Alpha
12	4/8 4/10 4/12	Case Study + Virtual Easel Pad Workspace (4/8 & 4/10) Studio Session – “Crit & Collab” (4/12)	Required Reading Case Study (Read by 4/7) Deliverable Due Discussion Board #10
13	4/15 4/17 4/19	In-Class Activity – accessibility (4/3) Team Pairings – conduct heuristic reviews (4/17) Studio Session – “Crit & Collab” (4/19)
14	4/22 4/24 4/26 4/29	Studio Session – “Crit & Collab”(4/22) Final Presentations (4/24, 4/26 and 4/29)	Deliverable Due Project 2 Final