HCDE 418 - Design for Kids

Welcome to HCDE 418! HCDE 418 is a project-based undergraduate class on User Experience Design, which each offering exposing students to a specific design challenge. The theme for this offering of HCDE 418 will be on Design for Kids. This quarter we will do a deep dive into the space of doing user research and user experience design for children, including infants through teenagers. We will form a foundation on the literature in this space, including research on child development and readings from the Interaction Design & Children and Child-Computer Interaction communities. We will also learn how to conduct user research and design activities with children of all ages through a project-based approach. Students are introduced to the field through a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on projects in a studio environment.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Item	Description	Link
Syllabus	Course overview, grading, policies, etc.	Course Syllabus
Who's Who	A slide show about all of us	Who's Who slides
Instructor	Julie Kientz	jkientz@uw.edu
Teaching Assistant	Hyewon Suh	hyewon25@uw.edu
Slack Signup	Link to sign up for class Slack server	Slack Signup
Class Email List	Email address for all students, instructor & TA	hcde418a_au18@uw.edu
Weekly Reading List	List of all readings for class organized by week	Reading List
KidsTeam	Information about KidsTeam and signup for sessions	KidsTeam Sign-up
Distinction	Details about distinction and strategies to get it	Distinction

SCHEDULE

WEEK	DATES	TOPIC	ACTIVITIES	ASSIGNMENTS
01	Sep 27	Introduction (Slides)	Lecture Design Charrette for Kids
02	Oct 2	Theories of Child Development (Slides)	Lecture Sketch-in Interpreting & applying theories	R1
02	Oct 4	Choosing project topic and team (Slides)	Project pitches Project declaration P0 Madness slides	P0 Due
03	Oct 9	User Research w/ Kids, Ethics of Working w/ Kids (Slides)	Lecture Concerns and Challenges in Working with Children Guest Lecturer: Alexis Hiniker	R2
03	Oct 11	User Research Plan Techniques Group Work Time (Slides) Makerspace Orientation (11:00-11:50)	Studio
04	Oct 16	Co-Design with Kids (Slides)	Lecture Guest Lecturer: Jason Yip	R3
04	Oct 18	Group Work Time for P1	Studio
05	Oct 23	Ideation with Kids (Slides)	Lecture Guest Lecturer: Meagan Rothschild	R4
05	Oct 25	Group Work Time for P2	Studio	P1 Due
06	Oct 30	Working with Different Ages (2-10) (Slides)	Lecture	R5
06	Nov 1	Mid-Q course assessment 11:40-12:00	Studio
07	Nov 6	Working with Different Ages (11-18) (Slides)	Lecture Guest Lecturer: Nick Shim	R6
07	Nov 8	Group Work Time for P2 and/or P3	Studio	P2 Due
08	Nov 13	Evaluation with Kids (Slides)	Lecture	R7
08	Nov 15	In-class peer critique of lo-fi prototype, Option 1 Group Project Work Time	Studio	P3 Lo-Fi Critique
09	Nov 20	In-class peer critique of lo-fi prototype, Option 2 Group Project Work Time	Studio	P3 Lo-Fi Critique
09	Nov 22	Happy Thanksgiving!
10	Nov 27	Special Topics - Education & Learning (slides)	Lecture	R8
10	Nov 29	In-class peer critique of hi-fi prototypes Group Project Work Time	Studio	P3 Hi-Fi Critique
11	Dec 4	Special Topics - Health & Special Needs (Slides)	Lecture Guest Lecturer: Lisa Castaneda	R9
11	Dec 6	P3 Hi-Fi Prototype Demos & Critique	Studio	P3 Final
Final	Dec 12	Final Project Exhibit (10:30-12:20)		P4, RF

HCDE 418: User Experience Design for Kids