Mobile Application Experiences Part 2: Mobile App Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX
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- Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session Self Paced
- Language English
- Effort 10-12 hours a week
- Duration 4 weeks long
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Overview
Want to create the next big app, grounded in the needs of real users? This course will teach you Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methods to better understand current behavior in a domain, and then design, develop, and deploy your own application.
This module will take you from an application idea through the creation of a paper prototype and a usability evaluation to validate initial usability of your concept.
Completion of Mobile Application Experiences Part 1 is not required. You can begin this module with an idea you have had on your own.
This course is part of a five-part Mobile Application Experiences series:
- 21W.789.1x: Mobile Application Experiences Part 1: From a Domain to an App Idea
- 21W.789.2x: Mobile Application Experiences Part 2: Mobile App Design
- 21W.789.3x: Mobile Application Experiences Part 3: Building Mobile Apps
- 21W.789.4x: Mobile Application Experiences Part 4: Understanding Use
- 21W.789.5x: Mobile Application Experiences Part 5: Reporting Research Findings
Syllabus
Week 1: Studying a Domain
Week 2: Identifying Themes and Market Gaps
Week 3: Proposing a Novel Application
Module 2: Mobile Design
Week 1: From Use Cases to Screens
Week 2: Paper and Interactive Prototyping
Week 3: Usability Testing
Module 3: Building Mobile Applications
Week 1: Getting Started on Android and iOS
Week 2: Mobile Location and Networking
Week 3: Instrumentation and Logging / Poster Session
Module 4: Understanding Use
Week 1: Quantitative Methods: Logging, A/B Testing
Week 2: Qualitative Methods: Field and Diary Studies
Week 3: Analyzing Data: Case Study
Module 5: Reporting Research Findings
Week 1: Writing a CHI-style paper
Week 2: Submit paper
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