UCSD CogSci Coursework
A selection of courses taken and projects created while studying cognitive science at UC San Diego (2010-2014)
- 102C: Cognitive Design Studio
- 187A: Usability and Information Architecture
- 187B: Practicum in Professional Web Design
- 17: Neurobiology of Cognition
- 101A: Sensation and Perception
- 102A: Distributed Cognition
- 102B: Cognitive Ethnography
COGS 102C - Cognitive Design Studio
Course Description:
This is a project-based course focused on the process of cognitive design. Students work in teams to design and evaluate a prototype application or redesign an existing system.
Project:
TritonTh!nk, a redesign of the mobile app section of UCSD's student portal, Tritonlink
Methods:
- User interviews
- Affinity diagrams
- Google Analytics data analysis
- User models
- Paper prototyping + paper prototype interviews
- High-fidelity prototyping
Project Team:
- Christopher Betts
- Jennifer Herzberg
- Anna Ly
- April Phuong
- Niklas Rogers
- John Sharifi
- Vincent Tan
Materials:
COGS 187A & 187B - Usability and Information Architecture & Practicum in Professional Web Design
Course Descriptions:
- 187A: Examines the cognitive basis of successful web and multimedia design. Topics: information architecture, navigation, usability, graphic layout, transaction design, and how to understand user interaction.
- 187B: Focus on selective topics, such as animation, navigation, graphical display of information, and narrative coherence.
Project:
Trident, a transportation app designed to integrate UCSD's shuttle schedules with those for MTS bus and Coaster service
