Design Thinking for Usability, Privacy, and Security

This course covers the fundamental concepts of design thinking and applies them to the areas of usability, digital security, and data privacy in modern information systems. The proliferation of mobile applications for work and personal purposes has increased privacy and security risks associated with their use. In this context, design thinking provides a novel perspective to re-imagine these systems from a user-centric perspective and improve their development or redesign. The emphasis of the course is on the practical understanding and application of design thinking principles to examine privacy and security elements from a user-centric perspective.