What is usability and user experience design?

Summaries and Questions

Sep 3 Class One-Minute Summaries

Weekly Quiz

Weekly Review Quiz due Sep 6 (Practice Only)

Presented Slides

Course Overview | PDF (Edit these Slides)

Introduction to UX | PDF (Edit these Slides)

Supplemental Materials

Interaction Design History

Handouts

Course Overview
Weekly Review Quizzes

Required Reading

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

Social Design
Considering the role and impact of design on society.

• Before the Backlash, Let’s Redefine User-Centered Design
• Purpose of design is creation of a good society - What Design Can Do
• Shifting from user-centric to society-centric
• UX For Social Good
• Why User-Centered Design is Not Enough

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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