TY - GEN
T1 - Emergent themes in a UI design hybrid-studio course
AU - Reimer, Yolanda Jacobs
AU - Cennamo, Katherine
AU - Douglas, Sarah A.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The goal of our research and teaching collaboration has been to learn more about how key aspects of pedagogy commonly incorporated in architecture and industrial design classes might positively impact the teaching of user interface (UI) design within a standard computer science curriculum. Toward that end, we studied a number of studio design courses, developed a set of curriculum guidelines, and analyzed the effectiveness of these guidelines as implemented in a UI design course. We discovered three emergent themes: 1) students need early and constant reminders that design is an iterative process involving user feedback and testing; 2) instructor modeling is critical; and 3) technology needs to be carefully managed at critical junctures throughout the class.
AB - The goal of our research and teaching collaboration has been to learn more about how key aspects of pedagogy commonly incorporated in architecture and industrial design classes might positively impact the teaching of user interface (UI) design within a standard computer science curriculum. Toward that end, we studied a number of studio design courses, developed a set of curriculum guidelines, and analyzed the effectiveness of these guidelines as implemented in a UI design course. We discovered three emergent themes: 1) students need early and constant reminders that design is an iterative process involving user feedback and testing; 2) instructor modeling is critical; and 3) technology needs to be carefully managed at critical junctures throughout the class.
KW - computer science education research
KW - design critiques
KW - studio-based learning
KW - user interface design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858957253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/2157136.2157315
DO - 10.1145/2157136.2157315
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858957253
SN - 9781450310987
T3 - SIGCSE'12 - Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
SP - 625
EP - 630
BT - SIGCSE'12 - Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
T2 - 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE'12
Y2 - 29 February 2012 through 3 March 2012
ER -