PGIN
5030

Problem Framing, Diagramming, and Design

Parsons School of Design: Industrial Design

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Majors Only
Problem Framing
Spring 2023
Taught By: Julian Boxenbaum
Section: A

CRN: 10925

Credits: 3

This course employs user-centered design methods and push-pull participatory practice to optimize creative problem solving. Need-finding exercises challenge students to assess and substantiate compatibility with input from market, community, business, and manufacturing. Students will conduct advanced usability research, applying testing to create designed outcomes. Heavy emphasis on data visualization and diagramming will complement scenario, simulation, interactive, and interface design.

Open to: MFA Industrial Design majors only.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Industrial Design (PGIN)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 12

Add/Drop Deadline: February 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 3:16am EDT 9/29/2023

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: Parsons 2 W 13th
Room: 300
Date Range: 1/23/2023 - 5/15/2023
Problem Framing
Spring 2023
Taught By: Shaun Fynn
Section: B

CRN: 3817

Credits: 3

This course employs user-centered design methods and push-pull participatory practice to optimize creative problem solving. Need-finding exercises challenge students to assess and substantiate compatibility with input from market, community, business, and manufacturing. Students will conduct advanced usability research, applying testing to create designed outcomes. Heavy emphasis on data visualization and diagramming will complement scenario, simulation, interactive, and interface design.

Open to: MFA Industrial Design majors only.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Industrial Design (PGIN)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 12

Add/Drop Deadline: February 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 3:16am EDT 9/29/2023

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: Parsons 2 W 13th
Room: 300
Date Range: 1/24/2023 - 5/9/2023