Course Schedule

Week 01
Introduction to course, people, icebreaker
Research-based Design – TCPS
Principles & Process (review)
What are Gestures? – in-class assignment
Assignment One – introduction
In-class work session – (Empathy Map)

Week 02
User & Context Research (Interviewing Users)
Review Empathy
Persona -> Scenario
In-class work session

Week 03
Mental Models
In-class work session

Week 04
Service Design & Journey Mapping
In-class work session

Week 05
Behaviour Change
In-class work session

Week 06
Intro to Prototyping
Assignment One Presentations


Week 07
Assignment Two: Hidden Past (Campus Exploration)
In-class work session

Week 08
Scoping Work
In-class work session

Week 09
Intro to Generative Design & Processing
In-class work session

Week 10
Creating VR Experiences
In-class work session

Week 11
Intro to Networked Objects & RaspberryPi
In-class work session

Week 12
Bonus talk: Careers in Interaction Design
Final Presentations