Application Design | Project 2: UX, UI, IXD Design Document
22
Oct
2025
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19
Nov
2025
(Week
5-9)
Justin
Cleon
(0375523)
Application Design | Project 2: UX, UI, IXD Design
Document
Table
of
Contects
1.
Instructions
2. Lectures
Lecture
5
:
Introduction
to
User
Experience
Research
User
Research
The
process
of
understanding
user
behaviors,
needs,
and
attitudes
through
various
observation
and
feedback
collection
methods.
Role
of
UX
Design
• Helps
understand
user'
behavior,
goals,
motivations,
and
needs
•
Reveals
how
users
currently
interact
with
a
system
and
identifies
their
pain
points
• Understanding
user
emotions
during
interaction
is
crucial
• Ensure
that
the
design
process
is
grounded
in
user
understanding,
leading
to
more
effective
and
user-centered
designs
UX
Researcher
Duties
• Developing
coherent
research
methodologies
• Selecting
and
recruiting
targeted
end-users
for
research
endeavors
• Conducting
individual
interviews
with
clients
• Utilizing
data
analysis
tools
to
enhance
consumer
products
• Collaborating
closely
with
the
product
team
to
steer
future
directions
When
makes
UX
Research
good?
• Design
process:
Involving
end
users
• User
feedback:
Listening
to
users
• Approaches: Avoiding
biases
by
considering
diverse
user
perspectives
• Participation: Actively
engaging
with
personal
involvement
Integrating
UX
Research
Integrated
throughout
the
concept
(understanding),
iterative
design
(assumption
make
and
feedback),
and
launch
phases
of
a
product
(adjustments
and
insights).
The
value
of
UX
Research
Minimizes
uncertainty
and
clarifies
what
users
want
and
need
so
it
will
benefit
user,
business,
or
product.
The
5
Steps
of
UX
Research
• Objective:
What
are
you
going
to
make
• Hypotheses:
Make
assumptions
based
on
our
users
• Methods:
What
approaches
we
choose
• Conduct:
How
to
process
the
data
• Synthesize:
Address
the
knowledge
gaps
UX
Research
Method
• Qualitative:
Use
before
making
the
app
to
understand
user
needs
• Quantitative:
Use
when
testing,
want
to
measure
satisfaction
Lecture
6
:
Affinity
Mapping
Split/Merge
Grouping
5+
=
Split
data
into
more
groups
3-4
=
Nice,
it
means
there
is
a
theme
1-2
=
Worth
exploring
0
=
Something
that
we
miss
Persona
A
rich
description
of
a
user.
What
is
The
Purpose
of
Having
a
Persona?
• Understanding
user
needs
in
crafting
problem
statements
• The
role
of
personas
in
design
decision-making
Why
Use
Personas?
• Summarize
the
research
• Stretch
the
team's
horizon
• Align
the
vision
• Focus
How
Many
Personas?
• Main
persona:
Share
the
most
common
goals
and
needs
(represents
the
80%)
• Secondary:
Specific
goals
and
needs
(less
involved
users)
• Secondary/tertiary:
Another
user,
performing
other
function
Lecture
7
:
User
Persona
Notes
Split/Merge
Grouping
3. Project 2
4. Feedback
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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5. Reflection
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