Course Description
Examination of UX design and strategy, focusing on user-centered design, interfaces, prototyping, and testing. Students explore AI-driven experiences, including transparency, accessibility, trust, human-in-the-loop design, personalization, and bias mitigation. Emphasis on creating effective, ethical digital products that integrate traditional UX principles with emerging AI-enabled capabilities aligned to business goals.
Athena Title
User Experience Strategy
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MIST 7540E
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will apply core principles of user experience (UX) design to create effective and intuitive interactive digital products.
- Students will use user-centered design methodologies to guide design decisions.
- Students will create mockups and interactive prototypes that visualize design concepts and support iterative refinement.
- Students will implement user testing and evaluation techniques to assess usability, accessibility, and overall design effectiveness.
- Students will analyze and report on the usability and business alignment of interactive digital products using established UX metrics and heuristics.
- Students will design AI-enhanced user experiences that incorporate transparency, human-in-the-loop workflows, and inclusive interaction patterns.
- Students will identify and mitigate issues related to AI-driven personalization and bias in user interfaces, ensuring ethical and user-centric design outcomes.
Topical Outline
- Introduction to UX design principles and strategy.
- User-centered design methodologies and approaches.
- UX in the Era of AI and Emerging Technologies.
- Prototyping Techniques.
- Personalization and Recommendation Systems in UX.
- User Testing Methodologies.
- AI Bias Awareness in User Interfaces.
- Applying Design Thinking to Innovative Solutions.
- UX Design for Emerging Technologies.
