Abstract
In the fast landscape of technology and design, UX designers hold a crucial role in molding how users interact with digital products. While one of the primary goals of UX design is to enhance user satisfaction. It is also imperative we must create products for all users. It's increasingly important for UX designers to consider the ethical implications of the design decisions they make. Unfortunately, consideration towards creating a product that everyone can use is lacking. For decades, the healthcare sector was known its unethical behavior. One can look at the Tuskegee experiment, a medical study conducted by the U.S government on Black men lead to the Belmont Report and subsequently the creation of the Institutional Review Board to omit future repeat research. Furthermore, the similarities between UXD and healthcare are grounded due to their use of technology and impact on human beings. Unethical, racist healthcare behaviors have been further enabled and compounded by technology. This research aims to explore how can UX design education learn from healthcare education when it comes to Race and Ethnicity. Through an investigation of 15 UX design graduate programs and 15 Masters in Public Health programs, an analysis with a focus on the programs curricula, course descriptions in the program, required core courses, and sequence of course offerings allows the revealing of the connections that are found in both disciplines curricula when it comes to the topic of ethics.
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https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2025.188
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Emmanuel, G.(2025) In terms of Ethics, how might UX Design education explore MPH in Health Policy curricula, in Clemente, V., Gomes, G., Reis, M., Félix, S., Ala, S., Jones, D. (eds.), Learn X Design 2025, 22-24 September 2025, Aveiro, Portugal. https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2025.188
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In terms of Ethics, how might UX Design education explore MPH in Health Policy curricula
In the fast landscape of technology and design, UX designers hold a crucial role in molding how users interact with digital products. While one of the primary goals of UX design is to enhance user satisfaction. It is also imperative we must create products for all users. It's increasingly important for UX designers to consider the ethical implications of the design decisions they make. Unfortunately, consideration towards creating a product that everyone can use is lacking. For decades, the healthcare sector was known its unethical behavior. One can look at the Tuskegee experiment, a medical study conducted by the U.S government on Black men lead to the Belmont Report and subsequently the creation of the Institutional Review Board to omit future repeat research. Furthermore, the similarities between UXD and healthcare are grounded due to their use of technology and impact on human beings. Unethical, racist healthcare behaviors have been further enabled and compounded by technology. This research aims to explore how can UX design education learn from healthcare education when it comes to Race and Ethnicity. Through an investigation of 15 UX design graduate programs and 15 Masters in Public Health programs, an analysis with a focus on the programs curricula, course descriptions in the program, required core courses, and sequence of course offerings allows the revealing of the connections that are found in both disciplines curricula when it comes to the topic of ethics.