Description:

Please join us for the Design for Digital Health Reading Course, starting Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at noon CST on Zoom. The course will run for 8 sessions, every other week. 

To sign up, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDIi9JkIJ6V4gpC45YitVwkqTXZK9YsVuBXEWGUKGGHcsxLQ/viewform

GENERAL INFORMATION

Description

This reading course will provide an introduction to designing digital health technologies. It is intended for clinical scientists who are developing and studying digital health technologies. The course will teach about the user-centered design process, focusing on methods and techniques that can be leveraged. We will use peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings to provide instruction in these areas. 

Objectives

By the end of the course, it is expected that participants will be able to leverage design theory and methods to improve engagement with and the clinical impact of digital health technologies. 

Goals

The goals of this course are to provide clinical scientists with a foundational understanding of the user-centered design process and how it adds value to research on digital health technologies. By learning design methods and techniques that can be applied in their research, participants will be prepared to embark on this work in their clinical research. The course also aims to build collaborations around digital health research through a shared knowledge base and learning opportunity with other digital health researchers.  

Expectations

Classes will occur every other week for 8 sessions. Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. We expect participants to attend 75% of sessions. Prior to each session, participants will spend approximately 2 hours reading materials and formulating 1-2 discussion questions. Participants will submit questions before the session via Slack. 

Participants will be asked to volunteer to co-lead one session. Session leaders will collate participants’ questions and facilitate a discussion of the research topic. 

Instructors

Andrew Berry, Ph.D. and Kaylee Kruzan, Ph.D., Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs), Departments of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

CBITs is supported by a NIMH-funded ALACRITY grant (P50 MH119029) that focuses on designing digital mental health interventions for implementation. 

Contact: andrew.berry@northwestern.edu and kaylee.kruzan@northwestern.edu

COURSE SCHEDULE

Date: 1/11/22
Topic: The User-Centered Design Process

Date: 1/25/22
Topic: Needs Assessment

Date: 2/8/22
Topic: User Design Elicitation

Date: 2/22/22
Topic: Prototypes

Date: 3/8/22
Topic: Usability Testing

Date: 3/22/22
Topic: Analyzing & Publishing Design Research

Date: 4/05/22
Topic: Design in NIH Grants

Date: 4/19/22
Topic: Other Topics in HCI & Wrap-Up