…You always have to have one eye open to the question: what can the technology do? How can you build it? What are the possibilities? And one eye open to the question: what are people doing and how would this fit in? What would they do with it? … I think the challenge is to really keep knowledge of both technology and the people playing off against each other in order to develop new things.
Terry Winograd
Introduction
Today the user experience is the whole system; it is the interface and the experiences that define success, the code and business model are often secondary. Users only bother with activities that are obvious, simple, and pleasing. This means that the most interesting part of computing is the user experience (UX).
This course focuses on understanding, evaluating, and designing user experiences. In the context of practical projects, we will learn the human, social, organizational, business model, and technical aspects of UX design.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe, scope, and build a complete user experience.
- Understand the role of usability and design principles
- Understand the role of requirements and goals
- Build innovative and pleasurable user interfaces that achieve human, social, organizational, and business model goals.
- Evaluate user experiences.
Course Schedule
MIS 3506 – 002 – MW 10-11:20
MIS3506 – 001 – MW 1-220
ITA
Rhenece Andrew
rhenece.andrew@temple.edu
Office Hours
Lavin: : M/W 11:30AM-12PM, F 10-11AM or by appointment. Speakman 210
Andrew: TBD
Important information
Disability
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a documented disability, including special accommodations for access to technology resources and electronic instructional materials required for the course, should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation by the end of the second week of classes or as soon as practical. If you have not done so already, please contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to learn more about the resources available to you. I will work with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities.
Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. Please review the university policy on Student and Faculty and Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy #03.70.02).
Technology Usage
The use of technology is an important aspect of this course. Please review the Temple University Technology Usage Policy.