In this course,students will practice basic skills of developing design prototypes and conductpreliminary design evaluation. The lecturer will provide a series of lecturesintroducing basic skillsets and procedures in designing prototypes of differenttypes and fidelity, and how these prototypes can be applied in design researchfor different purposes. The students, in groups or individually, will gothrough interactive processes to realize their design ideas, and test theirdesigns with potential users in simulated or real-life contexts. In making ofthe prototypes, students will exploit a variety of technologies, includingelectronic engineering, manufacturing methods, and algorithms, to meet thespecific requirements of their own projects. Students will learn and applyquantitative and qualitative research methods to evaluate use experiences oftheir prototypes. The course will involve external collaborators based onavailability to provide stakeholder opinions and client perspectives onstudents’ coursework.Skills: basic hardwaredevelopment, basic software development, user test of prototypes, reportwriting