C36 Humane User Design Experience - MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

Offered under: 6.S061, 21A.S02, 21A.S10
Term(s): Fall
Level: Undergraduate
Units: 12
Instructors: Arvind Satyanarayan (EECS), Graham Jones (Anthropology)

Teaches an end-to-end user-centric design process focusing on developing humane (usable, joyful, whimsical) frontend user experiences for generative AI, grounded in anthropology.

Topics include understanding human context (e.g., through observation, interviews, and user testing), qualitative data analysis, principles of effective and expressive visual and interaction design, frontend web application implementation, and user testing and ethical audits. Enrollment limited.