User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide
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User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Overview
Duration | 5 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Credential | Certificate |
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Course details
- For Aspiring designers who are new to the field of UX design
- For Graphic designers and professionals working in other design sub-disciplines looking to transition into a career in UX Design
- For UX designers looking to boost their careers with evidence-based knowledge and hands-on learning
- For Software engineers and developers looking to collaborate better with UX designers
- For Product managers who want to build user-centered products that stand out from the competition
- An introduction to the breadth of UX design
- The importance of UX design
- How to confidently talk UX and effortlessly explain what UX design is
- The roles and responsibilities of a UX designer
- How to navigate your UX career path
- How to use practical methods to improve your own work (e.g., task analysis, usability testing, user interviewing and more)
- How to transfer your existing skills and technical know-how into a career in UX design
- In this course, you will gain an introduction to the breadth of UX design and understand why it matters
- You’ll also learn the roles and responsibilities of a UX designer, how to confidently talk about UX and practical methods that you can apply to your work immediately
- You will learn to identify the overlaps and differences between different fields and adapt your existing skills to UX design
- Once you understand the lay of the land, you’ll be able to chart your journey into a career in UX design
- You’ll hear from practicing UX designers from within the IxDF community — people who come from diverse backgrounds, have taught themselves design, learned on the job, and are enjoying successful careers
- This provides you with both an excellent introduction to user experience and a preview of the courses we have to offer to help you develop your future career
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Curriculum
Lesson 1: What is User Experience Design?
1.1: Welcome and Introduction
What is UX Design?
Why is UX Design so Important?
The 5 Elements of UX
14 UX Deliverables: What will I be making as a UX designer?
Key Factors of UX
What is a UX Portfolio?
What Skills do UX Hirers Look for in an Applicant?
How to Become a UX Designer
Discussion Forum
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 2: How to Think Like a UX Designer
Welcome and Introduction
Human-Centered Design
What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?
Activity-Focused Design
Discussion Forum — Understanding Users through Their Activities
How to do a Google Design Sprint
Why You Should Analyze Your Competition to Design Better Solutions and How to Do It
Heuristic Evaluation: How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Competitive Analysis
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 3: UX Methods and Tools — The Problem Space
Welcome and Introduction
What Is Empathy and Why Is It So Important in Design Thinking?
User Research: What It Is and Why You Should Do It
Pros and Cons of Conducting User Interviews
Portfolio-Building Exercise: User Interviews
Personas
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Personas
Customer Journey Maps — Walking a Mile in Your Customer’s Shoes
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Build a Customer Journey Map
Discussion Forum
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 4: UX Methods and Tools — The Solution Space
Welcome and Introduction
What Is Ideation and Why Is it Important?
Learn How to Use Sketching as an Ideation Method
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Sketch Ideas
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Task Analysis
Why You Need to Prototype and How to Start off Right
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Low-fidelity Paper Prototype
Evaluating Your Designs with Usability Testing
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Usability Testing
An Introduction to User Interface Design
Discussion Forum
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 5: How to Design in the Real World
Welcome and Introduction
The Product Development Process
How to Succeed as a Designer on Agile Teams: Embrace Imperfection
How to Ensure a Smooth Design Handoff
Key Soft Skills to Succeed as a UX Designer
How to Change Your Career to UX Design
How to Sell UX Design
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 6: Course Certificate and Final Networking
Get Your Course Certificate
Course Evaluation
Continue Your Professional Growth
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