University of Colorado Boulder
Embedded Interface Design Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Embedded Interface Design Specialization

Connecting Devices to People and Systems. Methods, protocols, and prototyping for UI/UX design of embedded and IoT devices

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4.2

(25 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design considerations and methods for embedded devices and systems

  • Machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) protocols and architectures, including leveraging cloud platforms for system designs

  • Rapid prototyping for embedded devices to explore interface and system designs, leveraging UI tools, single-board computers, sensors, and the cloud

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Specialization - 3 course series

UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems

Course 111 hours4.3 (16 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify strengths, weaknesses, attributes, and user interaction limitations of embedded interface components

  • Describe common human characteristics that impact UX

  • Examine UX designs in terms of guidelines from heuristics, principles, and laws

  • Describe key considerations for UX testing

Skills you'll gain

Category: UX and UI design
Category: Project planning and analysis
Category: UX and user research
Category: UX verification and validation

What you'll learn

  • Describe the principles, guidelines, and contributors required for developing embedded devices and products.

  • Identify best practices and considerations for effective GUI design.

  • Consider and differentiate options for operating systems on connected embedded device prototypes and products

Skills you'll gain

Category: Rapid Prototyping
Category: Design of embedded devices
Category: Qt and HTML Interfaces
Category: UX and UI design

What you'll learn

  • Define and assess importance of M2M and IoT to modern development

  • Recognize key elements of cloud support for IoT devices and systems

  • Review the application of microservice architecture to IoT systems

Skills you'll gain

Category: cloud connected systems
Category: Rapid Prototyping
Category: design of embedded systems
Category: APIs and microservices

Instructor

Bruce Montgomery, PhD, PMP
University of Colorado Boulder
4 Courses13,133 learners

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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