Localizing Labor-Based Contract Grading for a Community-Engaged UX Course

Mathew Gomes Santa Clara University

Abstract

Despite scholarly alignments between user experience (UX) principles and contract grading, further accounts and studies of grading in UX courses are needed. My self-study of a UX course found that labor-based contract grading helped de-center instructor and peer evaluation and foreground user, client, and stakeholder priorities in community-engaged work, and that it supported engagement in a process of connected UX activities. However, I was also challenged to accommodate flexible UX processes and develop a course engagement model that maximized access to UX process opportunities. I conclude with a heuristic to guide the design of grading models for UX courses.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2024-09-01
DOI
10.1145/3658422.3658425
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