…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
MIS3506 – 02 – MW 1-220
ITA
Rhenece Andrew
rhenece.andrew@temple.edu
Office Hours
Lavin: : M/W 11:0AM-12PM 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.
Academic Integrity Policy
The MIS Department has a zero-tolerance policy for any type of academic dishonesty in the classroom.
Academic dishonesty refers to any form of cheating, plagiarism, or other unethical practices in academic settings. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling or distribution of term papers or other academic materials.
- Cheatingincludes, but is not limited to: (1) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; (2) use of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; (3) the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the university faculty or staff; (4) engaging in any behavior specifically prohibited by a faculty member in the course syllabus, assignment, or class discussion; (5) or otherwise engaging in behavior that gives the Student an unfair academic advantage including, but not limited to, fabrication of data or sources, resubmitting work already submitted for another academic requirement without prior authorization, or other similar behavior.
- Facilitating, procuring, or encouraging another person to engage in plagiarism or cheating.
To be clear, the following are unacceptable:
- Copying material directly from the Internet (or another source) without a proper citation crediting the author.
- Posting material to the Internet so that it can be used by other students who are violating this academic integrity policy (i.e. posting exam material or assignment material to Course Hero).
- Turning in an assignment from a previous semester as if it were your own and created during the current semester.
- Having someone else complete your assignment and submitting it as if it were your own.
- Fraudulently updating the attendance record.
- Use of assignments completed in one class as any part of a project assigned in another class.
- Sharing/copying any graded assignment.
- Use of any unauthorized information during an examination.
In cases of cheating where multiple parties are involved, all parties will be held equally responsible. Under this zero-tolerance policy, any student found violating the academic integrity policy will immediately receive a final grade of “F” for the course and a formal complaint will immediately be filed with Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. This incident will be listed on your permanent academic record. As part of my formal complaint, I will petition to have you expelled from the university. I will not discuss the penalty for violating this policy; I will simply direct you to this paragraph in the class syllabus.
** As outlined in the university’s Withdrawal from Classes policy (policy no. 02.10.14), once a student has been informed that academic misconduct is suspected, the student may not drop or withdraw from the course during the investigation and adjudication process except where the drop or withdrawal is approved for exceptional circumstances.