I teach primarily in the Global Business and Digital Arts undergraduate program at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of Waterloo.
Current Teaching
Fall 2023
GBDA 414: Special Topics in Interaction Design
Design for Trust, Transparency, and Safety: In this special topic course in interaction design, we focus on studying privacy-aware interactions and experiences in digital products. Students will develop a critical understanding of users’ perceptions, the related behaviour, and challenges in managing their data privacy through an exploration of theory, research, and methods from human-computer interaction and the social sciences, such as work in decision-making, learning, social behaviour, and communications. Equipped with theoretical knowledge and design guidelines, students will examine and design user interfaces and interactions that support transparency, safety, and trust.
Objectives
- Through a series of topical readings, analyses, and discussions, students understand the potential security and privacy issues that arise through users’ interaction with technology.
- Hand-on assignments and design exercises will help students develop a privacy-conscious mindset when creating digital solutions for end-users.
- Students will explore the design space for creating privacy-aware design solutions.
Winter 2024
On sabbatical.
Previous Teaching
- GBDA 101: Introduction to Digital Media Design
- GBDA 103/210: Introduction to User Experience Design
- GBDA 205: Quantitative Methods
- GBDA 228: Digital Imaging for Online Applications
- GBDA 302: Global Digital Project 2
- GBDA 310: Advanced User Experience Design and Research
- GBDA 401/402: Cross-Cultural Digital Business (Capstone)
- GBDA 403: Extended ePortfolio I
- GBDA 414: Special Topics in Interaction Design
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