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DSID 131 / Interaction Design / Spring 2018 / Prof. Nelson

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San José State University

Department of Design / Industrial Design Program

DSID 131, Interaction Design, Section 1, Spring 2018

Instructor: Josh Nelson

Office Location: Art 231

Telephone: (408) 924-4376

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Class Days/Time: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am - 10:50am

Classroom: Art 205

Prerequisites: DSID 126; DSGD 99; or HFE Graduate students

Canvas Course Management Website

Copies of the course materials such as the syllabus, assignment handouts, grading, etc.

may be found on the course Canvas website. You may find your link to this website on

MySJSU, along with your login/password info. You are responsible for regularly

checking with the messaging system in Canvas for course updates, assignments, etc.

Course Description

This course gives an intense, accelerated and project-driven introduction to the field of

interaction design. We will be looking at this subject broadly including digital and

physical interactions. Course material is drawn from professional practice - per the

instructorʼs experience - as well as knowledge gained from various respected authors in

the industry. Being uniquely situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, our class will feature

periodic guest speakers and real-world examples to enhance learning. To get the most out

of this course, students must participate, contribute, and demonstrate a measurable

good-faith effort, as represented by the assignments and project milestones described

below.

Course Goals and Student Learning Objectives

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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

(LO1) Demonstrate and apply the interaction design process.

(LO2) Create a variety of standard interaction design deliverables.

(LO3) Demonstrate the design research & usability testing processes.

(LO4) Analyze, formulate, and interpret research into useful design focused needs

(LO5) Use vernacular appropriate for discussing interaction design problems and

solutions.

(LO6) Design and execute appropriate interactions for product designed.

(LO7) Evaluate and critique an interface, whether physical or digital.

Required Texts/Readings

Recommended Readings

Moggridge, Bill. Designing Interactions (2007, MIT Press, ISBN-13: 978-0262134743

ISBN-10: 0262134748)

About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design 4th Edition (2014, Wiley, ISBN-13:

978-1118766576)

The texts above will be supplemented by e-reserve readings on the course website and

through links at given online resources.

Equipment and Material Requirements

It is assumed that you are familiar with the Industrial Design process, tools and

techniques. These will be referred to on a regular basis. It is up to you to seek help from

the instructor or other classmates if this is not the case.

Software:

Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, XD, etc… (available through Information

Technology Services at SJSU for free to all SJSU students participating in Design

courses).

Flows / Vector Alternatives: Visio, Omnigraffle, OpenOffice Draw

Wireframing / Prototyping: Sketch, Balsamiq, Axure, Pidoco

Presentation Software: PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Presentations

If you know how to make interactive mockups in HTML or Flash, great! But that is not a

requirement. No programming or scripting knowledge is needed for this class



Hardware:

Personal Laptop

Pen, Pencil & Paper

Scissors

Personal Camera

Library Liaison

Design Department Librarian

Aliza Elkin

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (408) 808-2043

Classroom Protocol

Active participation in class activities is a significant factor in a student’s success in the

Industrial Design program. Active learning facilitates mental growth, skill enhancement,

creates a life long learner and improves the goals of becoming a good designer. Students

are expected to be on time to class and when a class discussion is planned. Students are to

be respectful of the professor and their peers, and any disruptive activities in the

classroom will result in the student being asked to leave the class. Arriving late to class

without prior arrangement and approval from the professor is considered disruptive. If the

student cannot be in the classroom by the start of class, please do not interrupt the class in

session by entering the classroom. If a student encounters any problems that inhibit their

ability to participate in the class, please provide as much advance notice as possible to the

instructor so that he/she may respond and inform the student in a timely manner. Students

are expected to leave the classroom in a clean condition at the end of each class meeting

so that the next class has an organized, clean room waiting for them.

Dropping and Adding

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop,

grade forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semester’s Catalog Policies section at

http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the

current academic calendar web page located at

http://www.sjsu.edu/academic_programs/calendars/academic_calendar/. The Late Drop

Policy is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should

be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.

Information about the latest changes and news is available at the Advising Hub at

http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/.

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Assignments and Grading Policy

Assignments

Assignments will be given for topic discussed in class that will require students to make

something: storyboards, diagrams, paper-prototypes, presentations, etc... The assignments

are framed as part of a larger semester-length project to be described in detail in class.

Each assignment is an opportunity for you to try out the concepts and get a feel for the

problems professional designers deal with, but in a tightly scoped fashion so as to learn

specific lessons.

Assignments must be completed on time and must demonstrate a good faith effort. What

is important is not how sexy or revolutionary your proposed solution is, but rather the

clarity and accuracy of your insight regarding both the design problem and your proposed

solutions. To do this, you will need to apply all your learning from the lectures and

readings to the creation of your artifacts, and your articulation of the design - to your

peers or instructors. Assignment details and due dates will be available on Canvas.

Missed or Late Homework

No late work will be accepted without prior approval from the instructor. If you are

unable to attend a class, please contact the professor as soon as possible before class in

order to develop a plan to turn in work and get full credit for that work. If a student does

not contact the instructor following these guidelines no credit for late work will be given.

Feedback on approved late work can be obtained during the professor’s office hours.

Students will be engaged in activities, demos, discussions and critiques during class

meeting times and they will be assessed on engagement in those activities as part of their

participation grade (LO5). Students will have homework assignments to do outside of

class (12-18 hours per week) that include reading and writing assignments, research

activities and, two- or three-dimensional sketching and drawing assignments as required

by the course assignments (LO 1-7). Students are required to be present in class in order

to be able to engage and participate in classroom critiques (LO 5).

Grading will follow the standard SJSU A-F system.

A+, A, A- / 100+ - 91% / Excellent

B+, B, B- / 90 – 81% / Above Average C+, C, C- / 80-71% / Average

D / 70-61% / Below Average

F / Below 61% / Failure

Grading is weighted as follows:

Project 1: 10%

Participation: 15%



Project 2: Discovery & Nascent Phases: 20%

Project 2: Development & Refinement Phase: 25%

Project 2: Final Phase: 30%

Participation:

All Student Learning Objectives (particularly LO1, LO4, LO5 and LO7) are impacted by

the level of a student’s participation, whether it be through content presented in class,

classroom activities, online activities or group deliverables. Your participation will be

determined by your ability to display the following behaviors during class and group

assignments:

• You are engaged, capable of working, and learning about the subject at hand.

• You are involved in class activities such as critiques and presentations.

• You carry your own weight in all group activities.

• You are attentive to the subject presented during the lectures.

Learning Objectives that involve the making of an artifact, necessitate that the artifact be

qualitatively judged. A student’s level of success in achieving Learning Objectives 2, 3

and 6 will be assessed through daily design work and major project milestones. These

deliverables will be judged by the general criteria listed below as well as other criteria

that will be made available through Canvas.

Timeliness: Does the deliverable satisfy the deadline?

Completeness: Does the deliverable contain all the elements required?

Quality of Thought: Does the deliverable represent quality thinking? Does it represent a

well-considered synthesis of the information presented in class with the current design

problem?

Execution: Has care been given to the details of the design and the assignment? Is the

work presented in a professional and creative way?

If you are having any difficulties that are affecting your successful completion of this

class, you are encouraged to contact the instructor as soon as possible. Do not wait until

the end of the semester to discuss any problems you are having in class or with your

grades, as that is often too late to afford the appropriate support and enable success in the

course.

University Policies

Academic integrity

Your commitment as a student to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose

State University. The University’s Academic Integrity policy, located at

http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/S07-2.htm, requires you to be honest in all your academic

course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of

Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical

Development website is available at http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/index.html.

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Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on exams or plagiarism

(presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another person’s ideas without

giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For

this class, all assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise

specified. If you would like to include your assignment or any material you have

submitted, or plan to submit for another class, please note that SJSU’s Academic Policy

S07-2 requires approval of instructors.

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need

to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an

appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential

Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must

register with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/ to

establish a record of their disability.

Student Technology Resources

Though it is not anticipated that you will need any of this for this class, computer labs for

student use are available in the Academic Success Center located on the 1st floor of Clark

Hall and on the 2nd floor of the Student Union. Computers are also available in the Martin

Luther King Library. A wide variety of audio-visual equipment is available for student

checkout from Media Services located in IRC 112. These items include digital and VHS

camcorders, VHS and Beta video players, 16 mm, slide, overhead, DVD, CD, and

audiotape players, sound systems, wireless microphones, projection screens and

monitors.

Learning Assistance Resource Center

The Learning Assistance Resource Center (LARC) is located in Room 600 in the Student

Services Center. It is designed to assist students in the development of their full academic

potential and to inspire them to become independent learners. The Center's tutors are

trained and nationally certified by the College Reading and Learning Association

(CRLA). They provide content-based tutoring in many lower division courses (some

upper division) as well as writing and study skills assistance. Small group, individual, and

drop-in tutoring are available. Please visit the LARC website for more information at

http://www.sjsu.edu/larc/.

SJSU Writing Center (IMPORTANT)

The SJSU Writing Center is located in Room 126 in Clark Hall. Professional instructors

and upper-division or graduate-level writing specialists from each of the seven SJSU

colleges operate this center. Our writing specialists have met a rigorous GPA

requirement, and they are well trained to assist all students at all levels within all

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disciplines to become better writers. The Writing Center website is located at

http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/about/staff/. Because there is a great demand for the

Writing Center services, please plan ahead and make an appointment since it’s not very

easy to obtain drop-in assistance the day before assignments are due.

Peer Mentor Center

The Peer Mentor Center is located on the 1st floor of Clark Hall in the Academic Success

Center. The Peer Mentor Center is staffed with Peer Mentors who excel in helping

students manage university life, tackling problems that range from academic challenges

to interpersonal struggles. On the road to graduation, Peer Mentors are navigators,

offering “roadside assistance” to peers who feel a bit lost or simply need help mapping

out the locations of campus resources. Peer Mentor services are free and available on a

drop –in basis, no reservation required. The Peer Mentor Center website is located at

http://www.sjsu.edu/muse/peermentor/

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need

to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an

appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential

Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must

register with the University Accessible Education Center (AEC)

at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec/ to establish a record of their disability.

http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/about/staff/

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DSID 131

Interaction Design,

Spring 2018, Course Schedule

Schedule is subject to change with fair notice (one week) in class or via notice on Canvas.

Table 1 Course Schedule

Week Date Topics, Readings, Assignments, Deadlines

1 1/25 Review of syllabus, course content, assignment structure, course

expectations and assignments, collect Fitbit student NDAs.

P1 Discovery Phase

Project 1 Design Brief: “Practical” IxD Project

Introduction to Patient-centered Design, Research & Understanding.

Formation of P1 Research Teams (Why/What/How).

Assignment: P1 Research Presentations

Assignment: Process Book

2 1/30 P1 Development Phase

Due: Research Presentations

Concept Development Tools (storyboarding & task flows). Formation of P1

Design Teams.

Assignment: P1 Storyboards, Task Flows & Inspiration Survey

2/1 P1 Development Phase

Due: P1 Storyboards, Task Flows & Inspiration Survey

Concept Development Tools (wireframing & concept models)

Assignment: P1 Wireframing & Concept Models

3 2/6 P1 Refinement Phase Phase

Due: P1 Wireframing & Concept Models

Visual Design

Assignment: P1 Visual Design Compositions



2/8 P1 Refinement Phase

Final Critique

Due: P1 Visual Design Compositions

Assignment: P1 Final Design Presentation

4 2/13 Milestone - P1 Final Presentations

Due: P1 Final Design Presentations

2/15 P2 Discovery Phase

Project 2 Design Brief: Fitbit

Formation of P2 Design Teams.

Assignment: P2 Research Presentation

Activity: Research Activities

Guest Lecture: Early Research

5 2/20 P2 Discovery Phase

Activity: Fitbit Tour

2/22 P2 Discovery Phase

Work Day (No Class)

6 2/27 Milestone - P2 Discovery Presentations

Guests: Fitbit

Due: P2 Discovery Presentation

3/1 P2 Nascent Phase



Synthesizing Research, Concept Development & Feature Proposals

Assignment: P2 Nascent Review 1 (storyboard six concepts)

7 3/6 P2 Nascent Phase

Due: P2 Nascent Review 1

Assignment: P2 Nascent Review 2 (storyboard three concepts)

3/8 P2 Nascent Phase

Due: P2 Nascent Review 2

Activity: Critique with guests from Fitbit

8 3/13 P2 Nascent Phase

Presenting research synthesis, target user, proposed features and

establishing a strategic vision

Assignment: P2 Nascent Concept Proposal

3/15 Milestone - P2 Nascent Proposals

Guests: Fitbit

Concept Models & Frameworks for Interactions

Due: P2 Nascent Concept Proposal

Assignment: P2 Concept Model


Wireflows

Due: P2 Concept Model

Assignment: P2 Wireflows

3/22 P2 Development Phase

Wireframes

Due: P2 Wireflows

Assignment: P2 Wireframes



10 3/27 Spring Recess (No Class)

3/29 Spring Recess (No Class)


Prototyping & Usability

Due: P2 Wireframes

Assignment: P2 Video Prototype

4/5 Milestone - P2 Development Prototypes

Due: P2 Developmental Video Prototype (Critique Session with Fitbit)

Assignment: P2 Refined Wireframes 1

12 4/10 P2 Refinement Phase

Refinement Review

Due: P2 Refined Wireframes 1

Assignment: P2 Visual Design Inspiration & Exploration


Refinement Review

Due: P2 Visual Design Inspiration & Exploration

Assignment: P2 Visual Design 1


Refinement Review & Visual Design

Due: P2 Visual Design 1





Visual Design Review

Due: P2 Visual Design 2 (Critique Session with Fitbit)



Visual Design Review

Due: P2 Visual Design 3

Assignment: P2 Final Design Proposal


Work Day

15 5/1 Milestone - P2 Final Design Proposals

Final Review

Guests: Fitbit

Due: P2 Final Design Proposal

Assignment: P2 Final Design Presentation

5/3 P2 Final Phase

Work Day

16 5/8 P2 Final Phase

Work Day

5/10 Milestone - P2 Final Design Presentations

Guests: Fitbit

Due: P2 Final Design Presentation



17 5/21 FINAL: Monday, May 21st from 7:15am – 9:30am

Due: Process Book

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