Introduction to UX Design MasterTrack Certificate Program

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Introduction to UX Design MasterTrack Certificate Program

Instructors: Debra Lawton

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

50 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

What you'll learn

After finishing our Mastertrack program, you'll gain artful and scientific skills in conducting and evaluating user experience design and research.
After finishing the program, you will apply your new career skills by designing a proposal and developing a user experience product for organization

Skills you'll gain

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There are 6 modules in this course

User experience is a highly in-demand field which requires a holistic understanding of the design process. This course is a "sample" of the UX Design MasterTrack certificate program. You will have the opportunities to explore core topics in UX including Ethics and Research, User Research, User Testing, and Visual Literacy as four modules.

You can take the opportunity to gain some basic understanding of UX research, and take this course as a pathway to the UX Design MasterTrack certificate program. The assignments you have accomplished in this open course can be carried over to the UX Mastertrack certificate program. If you would like to continue learning after this open course, please visit our UX Design MasterTrack certificate program website: https://www.coursera.org/mastertrack/ux-design-minnesota

What's included

1 reading

This module serves as a preview of the full course Ethics and Research from the UX Design MasterTrack program. You will explore a breadth of ethical concerns and questions that you may encounter in the process of conducting and disseminating research. Topics addressed include: ethics in research setting, use of human subjects, data handling, plagiarism, authorship, publishing, research funding, social responsibility of researchers, collaboration, and professional codes of conduct.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 discussion prompt

This module serves as a preview of the full course User Research for User Experience Design from the UX Design MasterTrack program. In this module, you’ll build your understanding of designing for the user to foster improved product and delivery through heuristics evaluations, experience mapping through observation, surveys, analysis, and cognitive processes.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 discussion prompts

4 videosTotal 26 minutes

Course Introduction1 minute
What is UX7 minutes
UX process4 minutes
Clip from 'Objectified'14 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Introduction10 minutes
Think Like a UX Researcher10 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

Reflection: Documenting Design in Everyday Life30 minutes
Optional Assignment: Do you like the website for this local restaurant? 10 minutes

This module serves as a preview of the full course Visual Literacy from the UX Design MasterTrack program.In this module, you’ll learn about Visual literacy—a valuable skill for designers, learners, and citizens. It requires work to develop, but the lessons, while not conveying traditional content, will change you in ways you do not foresee, in ways which are valuable.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 discussion prompt

This module serves as a preview of the full course User Testing for User Experience Design from the UX Design MasterTrack program. In this project-based course, you will gain an overview of qualitative research to progress product development and develop your design thinking skills.