{"id":65,"date":"2025-07-07T03:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.create.ou.edu\/des3643\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-05-01T04:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:38:48","slug":"week-03-04-prompt-engineering-empathize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sova.ourcloud.ou.edu\/des3643\/2025\/07\/07\/week-03-04-prompt-engineering-empathize\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 03-04: Prompt Engineering &amp; Empathize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You\u2019ll learn how to use Generative AI in UX research, understand its limitations, and practice prompt engineering. You\u2019ll focus on the Empathize stage of the Design Thinking process and use Generative AI to help you generate, test, refine interview questions, and synthesize findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sooners-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/raju_ou_edu\/IQBZ9YFejsaaRoMsgSj9qaCOAYvjvd_nBztvfSEHZPfFNbQ?e=QFoi8S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to access the lecture slides<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Generative AI in UX Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prompt Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualitative data Analysis using Generative AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Challenge Presentation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each team will present the design challenge they plan to work on this semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each team will receive feedback on their design challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developing Interview Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a team, brainstorm potential interview questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test each question with ChatGPT to assess its clarity and effectiveness. For any question yielding irrelevant or overly verbose responses, refine and rephrase it until the output is satisfactory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By the end of the session your team should have a common set of interview questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a Figjam file under your team&#8217;s account for any collaborative work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep in mind that this is a critical stage in design thinking process. Data collected during interviews will be used to create empathy maps, personas, and task flows, which will define the design of your solution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analyzing Interview Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Empathy Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thematic Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.ou.edu\/courses\/467466\/assignments\/3298156\">Assignment 3: Empathize<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generative AI Limitations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/harvardonline.harvard.edu\/blog\/benefits-limitations-generative-ai\">https:\/\/harvardonline.harvard.edu\/blog\/benefits-limitations-generative-ai<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.louisville.edu\/kornhauser\/generative-ai\/limitations\">https:\/\/library.louisville.edu\/kornhauser\/generative-ai\/limitations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.usc.edu\/generative-AI\/limitations\">https:\/\/libguides.usc.edu\/generative-AI\/limitations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prompt Engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.promptingguide.ai\/introduction\/tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.promptingguide.ai\/introduction\/tips<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/examples<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/ai\/chatgpt-prompts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/ai\/chatgpt-prompts\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.ibm.com\/articles\/awb-prompt-engineering-fundamentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/developer.ibm.com\/articles\/awb-prompt-engineering-fundamentals\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conducting Interviews<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/user-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/articles\/user-interviews\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.iq.harvard.edu\/files\/harvarduxgroup\/files\/ux-research-guide-sample-questions-for-user-interviews.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/projects.iq.harvard.edu\/files\/harvarduxgroup\/files\/ux-research-guide-sample-questions-for-user-interviews.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tips for New UX Researchers Carrying Out Remote Interviews\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abTt3sHUPZI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interview Recording and Transcription Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notta.ai\/en\/compare\/notta-vs-otter-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otter<\/a>: App to record and transcribe interviews. Using free version of the app, you can record 30 for minutes. If the interview exceeds 30 minutes, you can start a new recording to continue record the remainder of the interview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoom.com\/en\/products\/ai-assistant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom<\/a>: Use Zoom for conducting online interviews. It has a an AI assistant that can record and transcribe the conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ll learn how to use Generative AI in UX research, understand its limitations, and practice prompt engineering. You\u2019ll focus on the Empathize stage of the Design Thinking process and use Generative AI to help you generate, test, refine interview questions, and synthesize findings. 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