Katherine Dillon

This asynchronous 7-week class focuses on design as a vehicle for change.

As designers we have the opportunity to create products and experiences that can change perceptions, break patterns and introduce new methods and behaviors in ways that can have meaningful impact at both an individual and societal scale. This course combines the practical skills of UX design with the conceptual skills of behavioral psychology to provide a framework for designing products focused on initiating change.

This class is for students with passion for an issue and enthusiasm to apply their creative and technical skills to solve real problems in meaningful ways. The course is both a seminar class and a production studio.

CLASS FORMAT

The class will be taught asynchronously meaning lectures will be available online, discussion will take place online and assignments should be submitted online. Students will be expected to be actively engaged in the online discussions that will be topic-based and include providing feedback on fellow student’s work. The final project can be done individually or with a partner. There will be weekly office hours for students to meet with the professor to ask questions, discuss work and participate in workshops that provide hands-on experience with the concepts covered in the lectures. These optional office hours will be scheduled to accommodate time zones.