Spring 2027

Interaction Design Studio

Interaction Design Studio introduces human-centered interaction design for digital information systems, exploring design principles, cognition, and information science to develop new products and services through discussion and practice.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · David McHugh

A student described the course as consisting of one large group project and reported that the instructor seemingly had no plan to check in on groups or ensure work was divided evenly.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the systematic design process of human centered interaction design.

  • Apply core concepts to both critique the design of existing digital products and services and to create new design ideas.

  • Engage in and respond to constructive critique with peers as part of design work.

  • Communicate design concepts clearly and persuasively in oral, written and visual communications.

  • Apply the systematic design process of human centered interaction design.

  • Synthesize core concepts to both critique the design of existing digital products and services and to create new design ideas.

  • Evaluate contemporary design best practices.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(Sophomore standing, satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A, and satisfied Communications A), or graduate/professional standing

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      • Sophomore standing
      • satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A
      • satisfied Communications A
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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAVID MCHUGH is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1050
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 320
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 320
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 320

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · David McHugh

A student reported that lectures were repetitive and unengaging, with the instructor often talking through the first session and spending the second on personal anecdotes or previously covered material.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 85.9% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.48 GPA, 72.6% A/AB (n=62 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.68 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=94 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · David McHugh

A student described the course as consisting of one large group project and reported that the instructor seemingly had no plan to check in on groups or ensure work was divided evenly.

Past student reviews · David McHugh

A student found the class frustrating, feeling punished for raising group conflicts, and noted that lectures were worthless and almost nobody showed up.

Topics

  • Core principles of design, design processes, cognition, information science, and human values
  • Human-centered interaction design for digital information systems
  • Developing new digital products and services using a data-driven design process

Skills

  • Critique design of existing digital products and services
  • Engage in and respond to constructive peer critique
  • Communicate design concepts in oral, written, and visual formats
  • Apply the systematic design process of human-centered interaction design

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LIS 470 · Spring 2027

Interaction Design Studio

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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