Good course overall, but in the last section which involves creating a case study and portfolio site, it would have been much more helpful to have a professional/instructor review instead of a peer review, as students are still learning and can't provide meaningful, actionable feedback in regards to current UX design practices. It would have also been nice to have more direction with building the portfolio site.

Hi everyone and the team at Google! Firstly, I would love to show my appreciation to the team for putting out a well structured course for aspiring UX designers and researchers. This first case study has taught me a lot about how design that loves people is design that is loved by people.

However, I would have preferred a professional mentor to have reviewed my final case study as peers do not give critical feedback that can help us improve. I myself felt like when I reviewed other case studies, I would have given critiqued better if I had some experience in mentoring. Coursera and Google, please do the needful here.

Other than that, the course is wonderfully put out and has been a great learning for me. Thank you to the teams at Coursera and Google!

CONS: No instructors. Work is reviewed by strangers on the internet. English literacy is an issue unfortunately. Offering the course in different languages would improve the experience for everyone. There is not a lot of depth to the instruction. You will have to put in a lot of additional research and study outside material. Designing anything out of the ordinary may attract negative feedback.

PROS: Low cost. Good introduction to design concepts for someone with little or no design background. If you are unfamiliar with UI and UX, completing the certificate program might help you gauge whether or not this field is a good option for you.

I am approaching the end of this course but I don't feel that it's prepared me to start a career in UX. The program does not deliver what it promises. Although I learned the material presented, and completed all of the assignments and lessons, I did not come out of this course with a presentable portfolio or sufficient entry level skills.

This was the weakest unit thus far in the Google course. I was surprised how little instruction they gave for such an important course. They also didn't give enough time for the workload. Each of the weeks could have been expanded for multiple weeks. I didn't learn much about Figma as I wanted to. The only way I was able to complete this course is because of my prior experience with Figma in past courses such as SkillShare and DesignLab.

This course covers A LOT. There are some really interesting and important topics in it, and I certainly learned a lot. The instructor was also really great. He explained things very clearly, in a friendly and approachable way.

My biggest issue with this course is that it only touches upon some topics that seem really critical for UX designers to be proficient in - especially if they're not working in large companies where roles are highly compartmentalized. I felt like it could have delved much deeper into topics such as color theory, effective layout, and more advanced ways of using Figma. I found myself doing lots of reading outside of the course to feel like I had a handle on things, and I'm sure I'll need to keep doing this. Of course, beginner designers can't totally be proficient without more experience, but I wish I felt more confident about my high-fidelity design skills after taking this course than I do.

Overall, I enjoyed the instructor, thought the course covered many valuable topics, and learned a lot. But I wonder whether this course has given me sufficient knowledge in creating high-fidelity designs to actually land a job at the completion of this certificate program.

There was a lot to take in during this section of the course and I enjoyed most of it. I'll list the pros and cons as I see fit. There were only two cons, but they were HUGE CONS in my opinion, and were directly related to my only frustrations with this almost perfect course. I hope this feedback is helpful to everyone, especially those at google looking to refine this course.  

Pros:

 - Just when I thought I was dreading doing another usability study, I found out that all the rough edges had been smoothed during the first usability study and at this point it was all about polish. My app benefitted the most from this second usability study and was very reassuring that these can be fun all the way through the process.

 - Working with Design Systems was a joy and felt like I had obtained cheat codes. Talk about a tech collage, this is it.

 - Getting my Prototype to the High-Fidelity level was the boost of confidence I needed.

 - Finding out how to add Movement / Animation to my prototype really took things to the next level as well. I always wondered about this part of the process. 

- The level of creativity that continues through out these courses is refreshing and feeds my soul!  Love it!

Cons:

 - In the first couple weeks of this course I was baffled by the fact that someone at google thought it would make sense to have the mentor READING to us. I would rather see the words and read the material myself than have to sit through a slower reader. Reading the material myself would have shown me new words and their spelling. But to double down on this bizarre choice of presenting new material to students, The reading sections should have been video. Why, because we (the students) were being told how to do something in a piece of software that, not only are we unfamiliar with, but it lives on a screen and could have easily been screen recorded. Instead of telling the student where to put their mouse cursor and what objects to select by describing their shapes in an unclear way, just show us. I was lost more than a few times and if I had so much as an image, or a video, but even images would have sufficed, I would have felt much more confident in what I was doing.

 - My 2nd and final complaint about this course was the Quiz questions. In past sections of the course I felt as though I knew exactly what was being asked of me, and I typically did very well on those tests/quizzes. This was because I knew what was being asked. I minored in English at my local university. I pride myself on my writing skills. However in this section the wording felt unrelated to the course work, most of the questions were so vague that all of the multiple choice answers often times seemed to ALL be able to work. Even more strange was the intense push for They/Them pronouns. I am a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and I love our understanding and care for each other, BUT giving make believe people they/them pronouns in TEST scenarios is an atrocious decision. I don't know this person in the question beyond the one or two sentences in the question. EXAMPLE: A name would be mentioned, like "Florence," and I wasn't sure if this was a place, or a person, especially since a "Design team" was also mentioned in the question. So when the question was finally posed with "How do they approach this dilemma?" I had no idea who "THEY" was. Is Florence a person that identifies as they/them, are we talking about the design team, who the heck is "THEY." In the real world, respect is number one. However, when making a test that involves make believe people that DO NOT have real feelings to hurt, we have got to start speaking proper english. Begin by cutting the majority of "They/Them" scenarios out unless you run the risk of offending a real person that is presented in the scenario as themselves, identifying as they/them. It was so confusing that a few times I literally had to get the question wrong to see the red box response in order to know what was being asked of me. Not cool. 

Besides these two cons, I really enjoyed this course and felt like a lot of work had been put into it. I appreciate all that I have learned and look forward to these final two sections of Google's UX Design coursework. Thank you again! 

This class offers very little information on how to build a high fidelity prototype. The online instruction is minimal, or non existent. The estudent is not given resources on how to build the prototype, utilize Figma features. Therefore, the assignment takes an innordinate amount of time for completion. Frankly, literally I'm working on my own without not online support.

Working within Figma, you really learn a lot about the program and its benefits. The course teaches you in great detail how to successfully create hifi designs, and is packed with a ton of knowledge.

I think the course is so boring, I don't get in depth high fidelity course in this course.

Too much theory

This course is awesome. The videos, readings, and activities are well thought out. I've read about some of the concepts and stuff online, but I couldn't get any of it to really stick before. This course made it a lot more concrete, to where I feel like I finally get it. And now I've created a project for my portfolio, which is really cool! It even looks like a real app!

This has been an increadible course, you learn a lot about design and the different elements that are important for the user's experience. If you can take this course straight will be much easier.

Amazing content from google, they not only cover figma also they concentrated on UX and other design aspects, Very helpful to build by career. Thank you Coursera & Google.

Its awesome to see my designs come to life! I'm absolutely loving getting to know Figma and see my hard work turn into something with real structure. This course is well thought out and put togther. I'm stoked to see whats next.

Great course, I've really learned a lot about creating design systems, mockups, prototypes and more with Figma, and also how it connects to the wider aspects of working as a UX/UI or visual designer.

I enjoyed putting everything so far that I have created and learned into one presentation. Shows the improvement of the app from when it was started to the end and final product. Huge difference.

Kunal did an absolutely fantastic job with this course and he was gentle to the fact that we are moving to a possibly challenging part of the course so he was clear and precise. Thank you!

Getting into the nitty-gritty. Loved this course!

I would assert that the Google UX course itself exhibits commendable qualities. However, it is imperative to address a significant concern pertaining to the evaluation and assessment of assignments within the course. The method by which students' assignments are rated warrants reevaluation, as it appears to fall short of delivering a comprehensive and constructive feedback loop.

One pivotal issue lies in the current system's reliance on peer evaluation, as it entrusts the assessment of assignments to fellow students who may not possess the requisite expertise to provide nuanced and insightful critiques. This approach may inadvertently lead to inaccuracies in the feedback and ratings, thereby diminishing the overall educational experience.

In lieu of this, it is suggested that a more judicious approach be adopted, involving professionals or coaches with expertise in the field of UX. Their involvement could greatly enhance the quality of feedback provided to students, ensuring that assessments are more accurately aligned with the course's objectives.

Furthermore, the need for dedicated and well-informed evaluators becomes evident when considering the shortcomings of the current system. Incompetent assessors may not be equipped to elucidate the reasons behind their evaluations adequately. Their comments, often lacking in substance, may hinder students' ability to improve their work effectively.

In conclusion, while the Google UX course itself holds significant merit, there is room for improvement in the assignment evaluation process. A transition towards professional assessment, accompanied by a commitment to providing constructive feedback, would undoubtedly elevate the course's overall quality and ensure that students receive a more enriching educational experience.

very good info, actually I love it but is way too cramp and way too fast, I have background in Industrial and product design and even for me this is to much, imagine others with no experience whatsoever??