Title
Advancing UX Education: A Model for Integrated Studio Pedagogy.
Abstract
The rapid growth of the UX profession has led to an increased need for qualified practitioners and a proliferation of UX educational programs offered in both academia and industry. In this note, we present the design and initial evaluation of a new studio-based undergraduate program in UX--the first of its kind at a large, research-intensive US university. The program includes several curricular innovations, such as an integrated studio pedagogy in which six topical strands are interwoven across two types of studios. These studios are interconnected and span five semesters of the undergraduate experience. We present the curriculum model and the foundational principles that informed its design. We describe the two types of studios and their interconnection, and present early evaluation data showing that students are building valuable skills. The program described in this note provides a trailblazing model for UX pedagogy at the undergraduate level.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3025453.3025726
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
HCI pedagogy, UX competence, studio education
Computer science,Studio,Curriculum,Human–computer interaction,Pedagogy,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.46
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mihaela Vorvoreanu1255.25
Colin M. Gray27916.61
Paul Parsons3367.31
Nancy Rasche471.29