Exploration of user experience (UX) design and strategy, focusing on how UX impacts interactive digital media. Students will learn user-centered design, user interface (UI) design, prototyping, and user testing. The course integrates these principles with design thinking to create and evaluate interactive digital products aligned with business goals.
Athena Title
User Experience Strategy
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MIST 7540
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will explore guiding principles of user experience (UX) design in relation to interactive digital products.
Students will review and apply various user-centered design methodologies.
Students will create mockups and interactive prototypes to visualize design concepts.
Students will implement user-testing methodologies to evaluate design effectiveness.
Students will analyze and report on the usability and effectiveness of interactive digital products.
Students will integrate UX principles with design thinking to create solutions aligned with business objectives.
Topical Outline
Introduction to UX design principles and strategy.
User-centered design methodologies and approaches.
Prototyping techniques: tools, mockups, and interactive designs.
User testing methodologies: planning, execution, and analysis.
Applying design thinking to create innovative solutions.
Explore UX design principles in the context of emerging technologies.
