The goal of this course is for you to leave with a thorough understanding of both the philosophy and a solid foundation of methodology for Human-Centered Design. As such, you have had to learn on the go and iterate on team work as part of a constructivist learning approach. This has been a significant success for many individuals, and some of the team work has seen a marked improvement. However, many have still yet to evidence a solid understanding of the HCD approach. I would like to give you the opportunity to do so.

Thus the final individual assignment has been shifted to an OPTIONAL extra credit activity worth up to 15% added to your final grade. 

This final assignment is a full HCD Report from Mandate to Final Brief. 

• All of your human data can be fabricated (though do not take extreme liberties here)
• You do not have monetary restrictions
• All work proofs must be hand-drawn with the exception of prototypes. 

The mandate for this “project” is: 

     – Design a technology to improve community-building in college dormitory life. 

Sections of this report must include:

• Project Overview
  • Mandate, Description, Ideal Team Composition
• Projected Timeline and Milestones List
• Problem Identification Phase
  • Competitive Landscape Statement
  • User Research (Field sites/population, data collection, findings & interpretations)
  • Personas (3 Personas, must have at least 1 Primary and 1 Secondary)
  • Problem Statement
• Solution Generation Phase
  • Job Stories
  • 8-Ups
  • Storyboards
  • User-Focused Solution Statement
• Solution Design and Specifications
  • Full proposal statement
  • Prototype
• Conclusion 
  • Future directions and goals

BE EXPLICIT WITH YOUR LOGIC AND ANALYSIS. Evidence to me that your process is grounded in HCD.