Course overview / What is usability and user experience design?

One-Minute Summaries and Questions

Usability 101: Introduction to Usability May 15th 11:59pm PDT
Introduction to User Experience Design May 15th 11:59pm PDT

Weekly Quiz

Week 1 Review Quiz (Practice) May 15th 11:59pm PDT

Required Readings

BlackBoard Collaborate Session Slides

Course Overview | PDF

Introduction to UX — Mini-lectures and Activities | PDF

Week 1 Review and Discussion | PDF

Supplemental Readings

Usability
The ease of use and learnability of physical and digital objects.

• A Business Case for Usability
• Fact vs. Fiction: What Usability is Not
• Usability 101: Introduction to Usability

User-centered design (UCD)
A methodology and philosophy where users and their goals are the focal point.

• Being User-Centered When Implementing a UCD Process
• Three Steps to Fostering a User-Centered Design Culture
• User-Centered Design Basics

User Experience Design
The holistic experience of a digital or technological product or service.

• CUBI: A User Experience Model for Project Success | UX Magazine
• Four Myths About UX and How to Bust Them
• Getting Started in User Experience
• The Experience Makes the Product, Not the Features
• User experience design is not what you think
• What is UX Design? 15 User Experience Experts Weigh In

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