User Experience (UX) Internship
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The libraries' academic year long UX Internship is for students interested in learning research methods and fundamentals in the field of User Experience (UX.)
Fall Semester
Interns meet weekly in the Fall to learn the user research process, moving from the fundamentals of research planning and articulating questions, to getting hands-on experience with generative research using ethnographic methods (such as user journey and empathy mapping, and user interviews) and evaluative methods, such as website organization, content management, and website usability.
Spring Semester
The spring semester is devoted to independent projects. Recent intern projects include: researching the usability of the campus shuttle app, ways to co-locate all of Swarthmore's student opportunities in one online place, evaluating campus study spaces, and testing out new prototypes for Tripod and the Libraries' website.
Eligibility
Previous experience is not needed, but an interest in user research and human computer interaction is desired. Priority is given to juniors and seniors interested in exploring the field of UX.
Read about current and past projects on the blog, AUX@Swarthmore.
Interested students should look for application announcements each Spring semester after Spring Break. Email Assessment + User Experience Librarian, Mary Huissen, at mhuisse1@swarthmore.edu with questions.
