COMM 376 Human Centered Design II
Human Centered Design II (HCD II) builds on student learning in HCD I to equip students with the skills needed to facilitate HCD processes across multiple issues and environments. In HCD II, students will learn and apply skills for HCD to a real-world issue or challenge of their choosing. Within this project, they will continue to use the tools they explored in HCD I and learn how to adapt these tools to their project, culminating in the development of appropriate HCD activities to address a real-world challenge in their contexts.
Prerequisites
2 Undergraduate credits
Effective May 7, 2026 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Apply HCD principles and processes to a real-world social, behavioral, or user experience issue relevant to their community or context.
- Formulate appropriate HCD activities to address the real-world issue.
- Utilize field guides, job aids, and other tools to guide their project activities.
- Adapt existing HCD tools to the needs of their project in order to better fulfill HCD principles and project goals and objectives.
- Facilitate HCD processes with members of their communities or user groups.
- Design a realistic and effective assessment plan for their HCD project.