Fall 2025 Course Topic: Prototyping for UX Design
In design, prototyping is the process of producing an early version of a design to make it clear to others how it will work and what problems it is attempting to solve. In this course, students will take a deep dive into prototyping, learning how to express their ideas through physical models. Students will create a prototyping kit and create models to solve design challenges and other prototyping problems. They will use those prototypes to develop and understand their design ideas and explain them to others. This course aims to give students a deeper understanding of the design process and help them think about problems in a new way.
NOTE: Students will be required to buy items for a prototyping kit which will include tools and materials to build physical prototypes and they must bring it to class each day.
- Semester: Fall 2025
- Instructor: Andy Hunsucker
- Who: Students who can use this course as:
- a required course for the IST major
- an additional 3 credits of an IST 402 can be used as support of option course in the IST major
- an additional course for ETI majors
- an application focus course for HCDD majors
- a supporting course for SRA majors
- When: TR 9:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
- Where: 101 Osmond Lab
- Instruction Mode: In person
- Credits: 3.0
- Prerequisites: IST 210 and IST 220
- LionPATH Class Number: 15149
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the concept of issue analysis and technology forecasting.
- Recognize the importance of new issues and technologies in information sciences.
- Incorporate these new issues and technologies into an existing information systems framework.
- Develop and implement new technology solutions, or discuss policies for addressing emerging issues.
- Predict impacts of issues and technology on information management, users, policies, and the environment.