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COLLEGE OF INNOVATION + DESIGN — Dean’s Report
USER
EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH (UXR)
Introducing UX research methods
to students and working
professionals from all backgrounds
through experiential learning.
We teach students to adapt traditional anthropological
research methods to develop insights into customer
needs and behavior, delivering insights that inform
design decisions. Our curriculum is transdisciplinary,
experiential, and impact-oriented, culminating in an
individualized capstone project. Offered at the
undergraduate and graduate levels as well as to working
professionals through UX-PRO. Projects are hosted by
private and public organizations.
HIGHLIGHTS
29 Remote capstone projects were completed during the
pandemic, for a total of 58 alumni and counting. Over 40
declared students.
National and international reach: students from Idaho, Florida,
California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, New York,
Texas, and Washington, as well as Canada and Barbados.
New affiliate faculty: Marc Hebert, City of San Francisco; Erica
Brick, Google; and Norman Stolzoff, Ethnographic Insight.
Kendall House and Marc Hebert received $3500 Visiting
Fellow Award from the Consortium of Practicing and Applied
Anthropology Programs (COPAA) to support collaboration to
develop open educational resources (OER) for the User
Experience Research (UXR) focused on how to improve public
services through the application of UXR.
UX Research Lab’s Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) renamed
Designing Healthier Communities, begins its third year this fall.
First graduates of new Minor in: User Experience Research.
To learn more:
Dr. John Ziker, Faculty Director
Dr. Kendall House, Lead Faculty
EMAIL
khouse@boisestate.edu
WEB
boisestate.edu/user-research
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