3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
This course focuses on engineering design methodologies with a concern for the needs of diverse stakeholders. The course brings together topics drawn from a variety of disciplines (including anthropology, education, psychology, human-computer interaction and engineering) to introduce interdisciplinary engineering approaches to: (1) design tools, systems, and/or environments to support cognitive processes and (2) engage in human-centered and learner-centered design. The semester design project provides a context for students to apply these methods. Permission of Instructor required.
Learning Outcomes1Learn about cognitive processes (including learning processes), how to design products, processes and environments to support cognition.
2Learn methodologies and develop skills to be able to apply human-centered principles in the design of interfaces, every-day products and learning environments, whether in industrial or academic settings.
3Engage in reflective practices to connect the course material to previous learning experiences as well as personal learning goals, with a goal of furthering their life-long learning skills.
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