Course Info

HCD 480: Collaboration Studio

This is a unique type of studio course, pairing interdisciplinary teams of students with community-based organizations or groups to undertake real-world projects. Working in teams, students engage with a local group to study and identify an area of inquiry, to be formulated by students into one or more design problems to be solved. Applying user research methods, a rigorous design, design and production skills, and effective teamwork, the students propose and prototype solutions in partnership with members of the local community.

HCD 450 OR HCI 440 OR GAM 424 OR DMA 530 is a prerequisite for this class.

This course is repeatable for 12.00 credit hours.

Winter 2023-2024

  • Topic: Youth Project with Chicago Public Library
  • Section: 801
  • Class number: 23278
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: 14EAS 00206 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg | View syllabus
  • Topic: Youth Project with Chicago Public Library
  • Section: 830
  • Class number: 25102
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: Online: Sync-Classroom link
  • Instructor: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg | View syllabus

Fall 2023-2024

  • Topic: Youth Project with Chicago Public Library
  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 13011
  • Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: 14EAS 00206 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg | View syllabus
  • Topic: Youth Project with Chicago Public Library
  • Section: 730
  • Class number: 16667
  • Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: Online: Sync-Classroom link
  • Instructor: Twisha Shah-Brandenburg | View syllabus

Winter 2022-2023


Section 801

Class number 31447
  • Topic: Designing Materials: Institute for Global Homeless
  • Meeting dates: 1/2/2023 - 3/19/2023
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: 14EAS 00507 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: LeAnne Wagner | View syllabus
  • Topic: Designing Materials: Institute for Global Homeless
  • Meeting dates: 1/2/2023 - 3/19/2023
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: DPAUL C112P at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: LeAnne Wagner | View syllabus


Fall 2022-2023

  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 18654
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: LEWIS 01514 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: LeAnne Wagner | View syllabus

Spring 2021-2022

  • Section: 901T
  • Class number: 42347
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Lien Tran | View syllabus

Fall 2021-2022

  • Section: 730
  • Class number: 4254
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: Online: Sync
  • Instructor: Sheena Erete