Would you like to support and mentor undergraduate students in a UX-based Humanities program? Each semester many students in the Experience Architecture (XA) program at Michigan State University complete client-based projects as a part of their program.
Your organization (business, non-profit, government agency, etc.) can propose a project for a team of students to work on! This is a great opportunity to mentor and help students learn while receiving valuable insight and deliverables from emerging UX talent.
Courses seeking clients:
XA 242 Intro to Experience Architecture This intro course works to explain the field of XA to our students. It gives them a basic understanding of why our UX program is grounded in the Humanities while giving them modules that allow them to practice skills they would use in industry such as conducting small research projects, designing, building prototypes, testing, and presenting findings to clients. Deliverables: students present their limited research along with informed prototypes and designs to clients. | Client Roles + Responsibilities The intro course has worked with the MSU Library to help them redesign their search landing page; the MSU Library Sparty Cafe web page and physical location; the MSU Rovi Gaming library web portal and game rooms in the library; the MSU Tech Store landing page and their physical store design and layout. Expectations: clients will be available at the beginning to provide context for the project, answer questions about the project throughout the project’s timeline, be present at the final presentation, and offer feedback to students. |
XA 333 Researching Experience Architecture This course introduces students to the research methods a UX Researcher would use in their professional spaces. Students may have conducted some surface research in the intro course, but in this course students dive deeper into the ethical implications of methods such as diary studies, surveys, interviews, card sorting, focus groups, field studies, and heuristic analysis. Deliverables: students present their research findings to clients. There are no mock-ups or designs – only data from the research that was conducted. | Client Roles + Responsibilities This course has worked on the Michigan Avenue entire web site; the MSU Library main search page; the MSU Bug House website; Expectations: clients will be available at the beginning to provide context for the project, answer questions about the project throughout the project’s timeline, be present at the final presentation, and offer feedback to students. |
Are you interested in submitting a project for students in the XA program? Contact Casey McArdle to connect with the program and learn more.
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