1. Informatics 121 Software Design I
Lecture 4
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2. Today’s lecture
Design studio 1 continued

3. Design studio 1 – original task
You are tasked with designing “social table”, a software system that enables restaurant customers to place orders, but also socially interact about their others with others in the restaurant (and perhaps beyond)
Identify
audience
other stakeholders
goals
constraints
Clearly document these in a typewritten document, to be handed in on Thursday, October 17, at the beginning of class

4. Design studio 1 – original task
Assignment is on an individual basis, but will be continued in class on Thursday
You should focus on generating broad lists; that is, as many items in each list as possible
four separate lists (audience, stakeholders, goals, constraints)
The overall focus is on brainstorming
your document does not need to have lengthy narratives (but should be clear)

5. Design studio 1 – today
Design at least three different social table systems (in 60 minutes)
focus on the interactions the audience would have with each system that you design, but keep in mind all stakeholders
what does it look like (25%)?
how does the audience experience the system (50%)?
how does it meet the goals of the stakeholders (25%)?
Reflection (20 minutes)

6. Reflection
What resources did you use in creating your lists of audience, other stakeholders, goals, and constraints ?

7. Reflection
Did each of you have the same lists of audience, other stakeholders, goals, and constraints ?

8. Reflection
How broad were the lists of audience, other stakeholders, goals, and constraints ?

9. Reflection
Did the lists of audience, other stakeholders, goals, and constraints help during today’s exercise?

10. Reflection
How easy was it to think of three different designs?

11. Reflection
Did you structurally vary aspects of your design?

12. Reflection
Did your understanding of the problem change while you were designing?

13. Reflection
How was this different from the other design exercises we have performed in class thus far?

14. Design studio 1 – today Design one social table system
focus on the interactions the audience would have with each visit system you design, but keep in mind all stakeholders
what does it look like (25%)?
how does the audience experience the system (50%)?
how does it meet the goals of the stakeholders (25%)?

15. Design studio 1 – final task
Deliver a type-written document that provides your final design for the “social table” system
Part 1
audience
stakeholders
goals
constraints
Part 2
analysis of the most difficult and/or important design decisions in terms of goals, constraints, assumptions, other ideas that you may have had, and the eventual decisions and rationale for the decisions
Part 3
final design for what the social table system looks like
final design for how the audience will experience the system, with motivation for the choices you made

16. Design studio 1 – final task
This is a team assignment (with team evaluations)
Due Tuesday, October 22, at the beginning of class
Prepare a 10 minute presentation for your design of the “social table” system
5 slides, no more
some will present, but not all