User-Centered Design
Language, Literature and Communication

Description
Explore how users get involved in design: as specifiers of requirements, as evaluators, as sounding boards, and as collaborators. We will gather requirements, design to meet those requirements, and evaluate our success.

Prerequisites
Graduate status or permission of the instructor.

Textbook(s)
Ordering Information

Format
Classes 14 weeks, 14 sessions
Project/Paper 6-8

Grading
Project/Paper: 100% (includes the presentation)

Computing
Email and World Wide Web access required for course communications, use of WebCT, and printing of course notes.

Access to WebCT, Rensselaer's course management tool, is required. Please refer to this page for instructions on how to set up your computer for WebCT.

Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:

Degree Programs
CSCI - elective
CSYS - electivel
ELEC - elective
EPOW - elective
ESCI-MOT - elective
ESCI-MSE - elective
ITEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
MANE - elective
MBA - elective with advisor pre-approval
MGMT-MS - elective with advisor pre-approval
MGTE - n/a
TCOM - elective

This course is also open to non-matriculated students who meet the prerequisites.

NOTE: Limited enrollment, please register early. Distance students will not be added into the course once the cap has been met.

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