Please enable JavaScript to use CodeHS

IB Computer Science Higher Level (Year One)

Lesson 2.2 Empathy

Description

In this lesson, students learn in more depth about the first principle of Design Thinking: Empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, and is the most important tenet of Design thinking. Students will practice building empathy by interviewing classmates and evaluating the accessibility of existing web pages.


Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Define and use Empathy in creating products
  • Successfully interview peers and users
  • Identify accessibility issues in web design products