CS375: Software Engineering - Stakeholder-based Design

Activity Goals

The goals of this activity are:

1. To identify design patterns and best practices for effective and inclusive user experience

Supplemental Reading

Feel free to visit these resources for supplemental background reading material.

• Intro to UX: the Norman door
• The Formula for Phone Addiction Might Double As a Cure
• Katiyar, S. - Storyboarding and User Interface Design
• Chathurika, H. - Principles of Design Thinking - Part 1
• 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process
• The Everyday Innovator Podcast Episode 135
• Designing a 1000 Floor Elevator Interface

The Activity

Directions

Consider the activity models and answer the questions provided. First reflect on these questions on your own briefly, before discussing and comparing your thoughts with your group. Appoint one member of your group to discuss your findings with the class, and the rest of the group should help that member prepare their response. Answer each question individually from the activity, and compare with your group to prepare for our whole-class discussion. After class, think about the questions in the reflective prompt and respond to those individually in your notebook. Report out on areas of disagreement or items for which you and your group identified alternative approaches. Write down and report out questions you encountered along the way for group discussion.

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Model 1: User Experience and Storyboarding

Questions

1. How does disabling notifications, or changing their color, on a mobile device break the motivation-trigger-ability (the Fogg model) cycle?
2. What elements (both qualitative and quantitative) might you measure if you were to observe usability?
3. How might a mockup allow one to create unit tests prior to implementing a software system?

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Model 2: Design Thinking Process

Questions

1. What are the 5 stages in the design thinking process?
2. When designing a 1000 story elevator, who are your stakeholders, and what might be their unique individual needs?

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Submission

I encourage you to submit your answers to the questions (and ask your own questions!) using the Class Activity Questions discussion board. You may also respond to questions or comments made by others, or ask follow-up questions there. Answer any reflective prompt questions in the Reflective Journal section of your OneNote Classroom personal section. You can find the link to the class notebook on the syllabus.