Course Syllabus
GID 55: UI/UX Design
Instructor: Carolyn Brown
Phone: (415) 997-9270
Email: browncarolyn@fhda.edu
Office hours: M/Th 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Course times: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab
Course Description: Design and develop successful user experiences (UI/UX) for mobile devices. Identify users and analyze their needs and behaviors. Organize content, create pathways, design media, and produce reusable elements. Appreciate the significance of branding. Conduct usability testing and collect data. Design iterations based on data findings. Explore issues in mobile design for multiple devices. Develop proficiency with professional software for mobile development.
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Student Learning Outcomes
A successful student identifies elements of UI/UX design theory used in the design and creation of interactive experiences.
A successful student identifies elements of UI/UX design application used in the design and creation of interactive experiences.
A successful student will demonstrate technical and expressive fluency in industry-standard software applications.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Create prototypes of mobile, tablet and web user experience designs based on industry user experience design principles.
- Critique existing user experience designs.
- Design effective and useable mobile, tablet and web applications.
- Explain mobile, tablet and web application design decisions based on the solid user experience design principles.
- Use industry standard user experience design processes and tools for prototyping.
Software for this course
You need Adobe Xd on your personal computer or you can use Adobe Xd in the Foothill College computer labs.
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Communication
You can contact me anytime from inside the online class using Canvas, Pronto, Remind, text message, or give me a phone call.
Grades
The assignments and final are graded on a curve.
85% - 100% = A
70% - 84% = B
55% - 69% = C
50% - 54% = D
0 - 49% = F
W = withdrawing or dropping. If you decide to drop this course, talk to me first. I'm sure we can find a way for you to complete the class and achieve your typographic goals. If you really want to drop and can't talk to me, you need to officially withdraw through the Foothill Admissions and Registration Office. You can find important dates and how to drop at https://foothill.edu/reg/registration/add-drop.html
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Students with Disabilities & other Resources
If you have a learning disability or physical challenge, you are entitled to any assistance you need to achieve your academic goals. To contact the Disability Resource Center, you may:
- Visit DRC in the Student Resource Center Building 5400
- Email DRC
- Call DRC at 650-949-7017 to make an appointment
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Academic Honesty
Do your own work. Do not copy from classmates, Google, or other sources. If you copy, you will get a zero for the assignment and I will review all of your assignments to see if they are copied. If you copy more than once you will fail the class.