DSGN 1. Design of Everyday Things (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/DSGN.html#dsgn1
Description
A project-based course examining how principles from cognitive science apply to the design of things simple (doors) and complex (new technology). Learn about affordances, constraints, mappings, and conceptual models. Learn observational and design skills. Become a human-centered design thinker.
Prerequisite courses
DSGN 1 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
DSGN 1 is a prerequisite of the following 8 courses: