HCID 520 Users and Populations

This course will introduce the student to the design-based theories and contexts of users and populations, as found in human-centered interaction design. The course will focus on evidence-based advocacy through targeted user research. Through a solid foundation of self-awareness, the student will work in research teams to conduct user discovery, identify design problems, and evaluate existing solutions to ensure inclusive design for their assigned population. The course draws the student’s attention to the need to develop their design eye for contextual integration of user and population theory within design practice.