Introduction to UX Design

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Begin with learning the principles of user experience (UX) and the business benefits of UX design.
• Learn about accessibility principles and heuristics, including text, navigation and links, colors, and assistive technologies.
• Learn why UX research is so important and what may go wrong if you don't perform it correctly.
• Learn how to conduct interviews, focus groups, and surveys in a professional manner.
• Learn how to quantify UX and deliver your findings to a client in a creative way, as well as how to demonstrate the value of UX design within a firm.
• Create your own case study from the ground up, documenting the whole UX design process and exhibiting your work for your portfolio, and then complete the course with Ethan's interviewing recommendations for UX roles.

Syllabus:

1.  Introduction

   • Presentation

   • Influences

   • What We Will Do in This Course
      

2. UX Foundations

   • What Is UX?

   • A Brief History of UX

   • Principles of Accessibility and Heuristics

   • Introduction to UX Process
      

3. Empathize and Define

   • Intro to UX Research

   • Desk Research, Benchmark, Interviews

   • Detecting and Defining the Problem

   • Persona Creation

   • Journey Mapping
      

4. Ideate and Prototype

   • Ideation Techniques

   • Information Architecture

   • Value of Prototyping

   • Types of Prototypes and Prototyping Tools
      

5.  Testing and Implementation

   • User Testing

   • Working with Developers

   • Presenting to Stakeholders/Clients
      

6.  Becoming a UX Designer

   • Case Studies

   • Showcasing Your Work

   • UX Job Interviews
      

7. Final Project

   • Introduction to UX