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User Experience (UX)/User-Centered Design

User experience (UX) 设计 is the process 设计 teams use to create products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users. This involves the 设计 of the entire process of acquiring and integrating the product, including aspects of branding, 设计, 可用性, 和功能.

This interdisciplinary certificate unites computer science, 工程, 心理学, 统计数据, 艺术, and 设计 to focus on user experience and culturally relevant solutions to problems. 用户网赌论坛有哪些, human centered 设计 and 设计 ethics are emphasized so students have the sharpest possible insights to approach problems. Students will be introduced to the core mechanics of 设计 (research, 意念, 原型设计, 测试和迭代, and presenting) from multiple disciplines.

Students who enroll in this certificate will:

  • 应用 understanding of multiple research methods to user experience 设计 in academic and industry settings
  • Contrast past and current technology developments and media and their impact on shaping society (current and future)
  • Understand elements of user experience in order to prototype a concept or apply an iterative 设计 process
  • Complete a capstone experience that includes applying key concepts and working in a collaborative group

This certificate program is advised by:

有兴趣的同学 在线申请 by the spring semester of their junior year.

证书的要求

Students must fulfill requirements one through four listed below and a final capstone project.

1. 概念介绍

  • DMST 104: Design in the Digital Age (4 credits)

2. 发现(网赌论坛有哪些)

  • PSYC 219: Research Methods in Psychology (4 credits)
  • STAT 212: Applied Statistics I (4 credits) (valid until spring 2024)
  • STAT 180: Introduction to Applied Statistical Methodology (4 credits) (valid st艺术ing fall 2024)

3. 解决方案(设计)

  • DMST 170:(第2条 &) Design: Design Fundamentals (4 credits) OR DMST 230: Climate Interventions: Performing Arts + New Media
  • CSC 299: Social Implications of Computing OR PHIL 120: Ethics of Technology (4 credits)

4. Implementation (Technology)

  • CSC 211: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) (4 credits)
  • CSC 170: Introduction to Web Development (4 credits)

顶石

Students will select from one of the following experiences in their junior or senior year (may be dependent upon primary major). Final capstone projects will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary work group coordinated by the Greene Center.

  • Independent study with approved faculty member
  • 行业实习
    • View UX internship opportunities on 握手 or in your 握手 job search, filter by the job label #ux. Note that a 握手 account will be required to view the opportunities.
  • Senior 设计 or capstone project (aligned with primary declared major)
  • 大挑战

从2023年秋季开始, students must submit a paragraph-length abstract detailing their capstone project idea and the role they will play in it as it relates to UX Design prior to the spring semester of their senior year.

All students must write a one-page reflection of the U/X Certificate experience upon completion of their senior year. Reflections should include the details of their capstone project and any future plans concerning work or study in the U/X field.

Interdisciplinary Work Group

斯蒂芬妮Ashenfelder (digital media studies)
Paul Funkenbusch (Hajim School of 工程)
Ted Pawlicki (computer science)
Brad Orego '10 (computer science, 心理学) (UX industry expertise)