Session 1
What makes a smartphone app, website, or product go viral? How do we create interfaces that are both cool and intuitive? In this course, students explore the user-centered design process, from conducting user research on what people want, all the way to an interactive visual prototype. They learn techniques for assessing usability and design their own digital interfaces—no programming experience needed.
This is a highly project-based course, with students working in teams in a studio format. This is meant to promote collaboration and the exchange of ideas among students and teams. Students are encouraged to work together and to consider their peers (and the instructor) as resources that may aid their learning and development.
In this program, students will learn how to:
Planned topics include:
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Kent, 2019
B.S. in Engineering, Olin College of Engineering, 2014
Before coming to Pacific, Sebastian Dziallas was a founding faculty member at Fulbright University in Vietnam where he worked closely with a core group faculty and students to develop both the culture and curriculum of the university. Dziallas is committed to creating a student-centered learning environment, with an emphasis on project-based and interdisciplinary learning. His research interests include using narrative methodologies to understand how students make sense of their learning experiences and exploring novel work-based learning approaches.
