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From: GIAN BRUNO <gbruno@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Subject: FW: New Summer HCDE Course – UX for Mobile
HCDE is offering a new course this summer quarter called UX Design for Mobile: An Introduction to User Experience Challenges and Solutions for Mobile Devices and Mobile Applications. Please feel free to advertise this to your students.
The four credit course is being offered Monday/Wednesday from 10:50AM – 1PM (full term). Students interested in the course should email me for an add code. It is open to all HCI graduate and undergraduate students. Feel free to pass this along to interested students.
Course Description: HCDE 598 UX for Mobile
The design and evaluation of user interfaces and use experiences are central activities in the HCDE department. The landscape of such activities, however, is changing. Mobile devices and the Mobile UX represent one area of change. By discussing issues related to mobile UX, it is possible to explore a variety of contemporary UX concerns such as the role of testing for specific types of interfaces and the design of interfaces when they are part of an ecosystem of tools. Further, because of the prevalence of tools (such as smart phone emulators), it is possible to provide students will opportunities to design as well as test interfaces for these devices.
In this course, students will explore a variety of issues related to the design and evaluation of interfaces for mobile devices. Through readings (theoretical, practical, and case studies) and project-based activities, students will gain skills that will help them create effective interfaces for mobile devices. At the same time, through readings, discussion, and reflection on the projects, students will gain a better understanding of the changing nature of interface design.
The tremendous growth in mobile devices has opened a new and exciting frontier for user experience designers. The smartphone market now offers numerous competitive platforms and hundreds of thousands of apps. Many of these apps are full-featured and have needs similar to more traditional applications. However they also bring with them new challenges and offer exciting new design constructs. This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to this emerging design space and give you the opportunity to enhance your portfolio.
The course will include interaction with the popular mobile platforms including iOS, Windows Phone, and Android. Blackberry and webOS will also be discussed.