User Experience Design Sprint
Main contact
Timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
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December 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
Students identify a problem and a client (if not assigned), and create draft designs and a prototype (this is to get them used to working together).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-1
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
Student groups work on identifying system requirements by interviewing and observing people using existing technologies (competition or prior versions of software), and engaging in contextual inquiry and analysis. The outcome is a list of interaction design requirements and design-informed models.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-2
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
Students work on designing system screens and interactions at different levels of fidelity. The end products are storyboards and wireframes.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-3
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
Students work on prototyping their best design, identifying objectives for testing (UX targets), and evaluating their prototype with real users (usability test).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-4
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December 4, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
UI design UX designSkills
user experience (ux) design user requirements documents design portfolio prototyping usability testing wireframing user research persona (user experience) innovationThis experience immerses learners in the complete UX design lifecycle, equipping them with the skills to conduct thorough contextual analysis, define user requirements, and create innovative design solutions. Learners will collaborate in small teams to prototype and test their designs with real users, ensuring practical and user-centered outcomes. By engaging with industry professionals, learners can apply their classroom knowledge to real-world projects, providing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to participating industry projects.
Learners
- Comprehensive user research report
- Detailed user personas and journey maps
- Interactive wireframes and prototypes
- User testing results and analysis
- Final design portfolio showcasing the process and solutions
Project timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
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December 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
Students identify a problem and a client (if not assigned), and create draft designs and a prototype (this is to get them used to working together).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-1
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
Student groups work on identifying system requirements by interviewing and observing people using existing technologies (competition or prior versions of software), and engaging in contextual inquiry and analysis. The outcome is a list of interaction design requirements and design-informed models.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-2
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
Students work on designing system screens and interactions at different levels of fidelity. The end products are storyboards and wireframes.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-3
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
Students work on prototyping their best design, identifying objectives for testing (UX targets), and evaluating their prototype with real users (usability test).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-4
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December 4, 2025Experience end
Project examples
Student projects from past semesters:
- Healthcare customer experience for improving the patient, doctor, and nurse communication in hospitals (client: Legrand)
- Mobile software for empowering salespeople in a crane company (client: DeShazo)
- App for facilitating reading groups for lower socio-economic families to improve children's literacy
- Improve the customer entertainment experience for cruise goers (client: Caribbean Cruise Lines)
- Healthcare app that monitors the activity of a brain implant to improve the treatment of epileptic patients
- Energy trading application for homeowners and businesses with surplus energy production
- Smart shopping cart for the visually impaired (client: Kroger)
- Note-sharing application for students and instructors to improve engagement and retention [example project deliverables: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-0]
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
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Main contact
Timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
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December 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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September 9, 2025Experience start
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September 18, 2025Phase 1: Decide on the project
Students identify a problem and a client (if not assigned), and create draft designs and a prototype (this is to get them used to working together).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-1
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October 9, 2025Phase 2: Needs analysis and Requirements
Student groups work on identifying system requirements by interviewing and observing people using existing technologies (competition or prior versions of software), and engaging in contextual inquiry and analysis. The outcome is a list of interaction design requirements and design-informed models.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-2
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November 11, 2025Phase 3: Design
Students work on designing system screens and interactions at different levels of fidelity. The end products are storyboards and wireframes.
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-3
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December 4, 2025Phase 4: Prototype & Evaluation
Students work on prototyping their best design, identifying objectives for testing (UX targets), and evaluating their prototype with real users (usability test).
Sample: https://sites.google.com/view/hci-s24-team-alligators/phase-4
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December 4, 2025Experience end