Design for User Experience

Explore the human factors involved in designing solutions that provide users with intuitive experiences across an ecosystem of products, services, and systems. See Design for User Experience course offerings for both Terms I and II below.

• Term I: September 3–October 27

  LANGUAGE OF DESIGN (IDESN 1270)

  This course immerses students in a design studio environment, and introduces them to habits of thinking and making that result in thoughtfully conceived design projects.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  SKETCHING FOR INTERACTIVE DESIGN (IDESN 1700)

  This introductory course teaches the fundamentals of drawing and mapping user experience diagrams. It will cover various types of diagramming (such as decision trees, user flows, hierarchical structures, matrices and isometrics) for mapping interactive experiences.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  USER EXPERIENCE II (IDESN 2505)

  A continuation of the principles and methods of User Experience 1, with further depth and analysis through case studies involving user scenarios.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  ADVANCED WEB PROJECTS (IAHIS 3535)

  This course will introduce students to a range of web programming technologies while considering the impact of those technologies on the user experience.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  To register for an online course, call 877.4LESLEY or email online@lesley.edu.

• Term II: October 28–December 22

  USER EXPERIENCE I (IDESN 1500)

  This course will provide students with an overview of User Experience (UX), design methods, and the role of research in designing for user experience.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  INTRO TO WEB DESIGN (IAHIS 2115)

  Students explore the use of basic design principles in the web environment, and are introduced to new concepts in interactivity and site navigation.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  VISUAL COMMUNICATION I (IDESN 3510)

  Students "learn by doing" through a series of conceptual projects and problem-solving exercises. All projects begin with intensive sketching on paper as part of the design process.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  TYPOGRAPHY III (IAHIS 3210)

  A continuation of the principles and methods introduced in Typography II, with further emphasis on typographic structures and grids and a focus on longer, more complex typographic documents.
  See Course Catalog page. Course also available for non-credit.

  To register for an online course, call 877.4LESLEY or email online@lesley.edu.