| Quarter 1 (8 weeks) | Quarter 2 (8 weeks) | Quarter 3 (8 weeks) | Quarter 4 (8 weeks) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods | IDSE101 Interaction Design Research and Synthesis |
IDSE201 Rapid Ideation and Creative Problem Solving |
IDSE301 Evaluation of Interaction Design Solutions |
IDSE401 Entrepreneurial Practice |
| Theory | IDSE102 Design, Society and the Public Sector |
IDSE202 Service Design |
IDSE302 Theory of Interaction Design and Social Entrepreneurship |
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| Application | IDSE103 Studio: Foundation |
IDSE203 Studio: Research and Synthesis |
IDSE303 Studio: Ideation and Development |
IDSE403 Studio: Pilot Launch and Completion |

This course teaches advanced theory of interaction design, specifically as related to dialogue, discourse, semantics, experience, and communication. Students will explore discourse related to the philosophical and sociological aspects of technology, and will relate this discourse to issues of wicked problems in society and culture.

This class emphasizes the following main ideas, themes, and concepts:
- Aesthetics, related to the visual, temporal, and cultural qualities of design solutions
- Poetics and rhetoric, including the role of design in shaping both culture and behavior
- Semantics and the subtle qualities of form in non-physical product, service or system design

- Marsden People are People
- Mann Continuous Lifelong Capture of Personal Experience
- Sterling Design Fiction
- Bell Making by Making Strange
- Dourish What We Talk About When We Talk About Context
- Cross Discovering Design Ability
- deBono Serious Creativity
- Schon Problems, Frames & Perspectives
- Hamal Strategic Intent
- Martin Management Education
- Stemersch Strategic Bundling
- Weick Organizing and Process of Sensemaking
- Peirce The Three Cotary Propositions
- Boehner Affect & Emotion
- Forlizzi Understanding Experience
- Sanders Scaffolds for Experiencing
- Wyatt Design Thinking
- Martin Social Entrepreneurship
- Rittel Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning
- Karnani Fortune at the Base of the Pyramid: A Mirage
- Prahalad Selling to the Poor
- Spears Economic Decision Making In Poverty
- LeDantec Designs on Dignity
- Baumol Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, Destructive
- Yunis Building Social Businss Models
- Dees The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship

The following outcome statements articulate the competencies, abilities, and skills a student will have as a result of completing this class. Students will...
- Be able to describe complicated issues of design theory as related to design practice, and understand how theory has a role in actual design
- Understand the historical underpinnings of the methods and processes used in design
- Understand how to ground design decisions in a historical, philosophical context

Section 1: History and Precedent in Interaction, Technology, and Experience
Present the role of technology in the world, and argue its importance.
| Class | Topic | In Class | Readings for this Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9 |
Introduction |
Understanding This Course Discussion of Computers and Computing |
[1A] Marsden – People are People |
| 1/11 | Technology | Discussion of Readings [1A] | |
| 1/16 | Context | Discussion of Readings [1B] | |
| 1/18 | Experience and Emotion | Discussion of Readings [1C] | |
| 1/23 | Presentation of Position Artifact |
Section 2: Creativity, Strategy, Design
Describe the relationship between creativity, knowledge, and strategy.
| Class | Topic | In Class | Readings for this Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23 |
Discussion of Readings [2A] |
[2A] Cross – Discovering Design Ability |
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| 1/25 | Intel Visit | ||
| 1/30 | IxDA in Dublin | ||
| 2/1 | IxDA in Dublin | ||
| 2/6 | Discussion of Readings [2B] | ||
| 2/8 | Discussion of Readings [2C] | ||
| 2/13 | Presentation of Position Artifact |
Section 3: Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Describe and define social entrepreneurship.
| Class | Topic | In Class | Readings for this Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/13 | Social Innovation | Discussion of Readings [3A] |
[3A] Wyatt – Design Thinking |
| 2/15 | Bottom of the Pyramid | Discussion of Readings [3B] | |
| 2/20 | Poverty | Discussion of Readings [3C] | |
| 2/22 | Business Models | Discussion of Readings [3D] | |
| 2/27 | Work in Class | ||
| 2/29 | Presentation of Position Artifact |

