DES 310 User Experience Design

This course is an interdisciplinary course focusing on the fundamentals of UX design. The course includes the rich history of UX and emphasizes various user research methods. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students will develop the user-centered problem-solving skills that enhance user satisfaction by improving the usability, accessibility, and efficiency of products or services. The key aspects of this course include user interviews, survey, field studies and observations, data collection and analysis, persona development, journey mapping and problem-finding, problem statement, prototyping, and usability testing and validation. By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in UX principles and the ability to apply user research methods to achieve user-centered solutions in various contexts.