Section outline

  • This unit aims to introduce students to Human-Centered Design and describe why it is important to place humans and other stakeholders you are designing for at the center of the design.  It will give students facts and economic implications of putting or not putting humans at the center of the design, innovation, and implementation process.  It will focus on understanding dynamics between stakeholders across the ecosystem. Finally, it will show human-centered design in business context. 

    Unit learning outcomes:
    At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

              1. Understand what Human-Centered Design is and its history.

              2. Explain the implication of putting or not putting Human/stakeholders at the center of the design.

              3. Describe the importance of respecting human-centered design principles in a design.

              4. Differentiate good and poor Interaction in System Design.

    Learning activities:

    You will need to do the following activities:

              E-tivity 1.1 Online assessments on Human-Centered Design history.

              E-tivity 1.2 On describing the importance of putting human/stakeholders at the center of the design. 

              E-tivity 1.3 Online/in-class assessment through the files that students will submit.

    Learning resources:

    [1]. Human-Computer Interaction Free online Book retrieved on 26th Aug. 2010 from http://www.zainbooks.com/books/computer-sciences/human-computer-interaction.html (chap.1)

    [2]. Human-Computer Interaction: Overview on State of the Art by Fakhreddine et al.