This course surveys theories of HCI design, models of user interfaces, interface design, and empirical approaches for analyzing systems and interfaces. Through individual and/or group research projects, this course emphasizes applied user experience (UX) design grounded in a multi-disciplinary analysis of the interplay between human factors, human perception, and societal and cultural dimensions. Students will evaluate designs of emerging, novel interactions through an emphasis on UX lifecycle, usability, utility, and acceptance. PhD students have priority. MI and MMSt students can enroll by permission of the instructor. Students would email the instructor with the following information: 1) list research methods courses taken and 2) list experience and/or courses taken in the field of UX design or Human Computer interaction) – space is limited