Method
Flexible
Term
WINTER
Units
3.0 QUARTER UNITS
Estimated Cost
$950

Skills you will gain

  • Application of User-Centered Design: Implement UCD strategies to create intuitive websites and applications.
  • Development of a UX Design Toolkit: Build a strong foundation of design methods, strategies, and vocabulary.
  • Business Needs Analysis: Align UX designs with business objectives to drive product success.
  • Goal-Oriented Design Creation: Craft user experiences that help users achieve their goals effectively.
  • Hands-on Prototyping Practice: Design and refine high-fidelity web application prototypes through practical assignments.

Course Description


User experience design is a major factor in creating winning industry products. Design-driven businesses and products have a higher chance of succeeding in the marketplace. This course focuses on using user-centered design strategies and methods to create highly effective, pleasurable, and usable products while meeting business goals and objectives. The knowledge gained in this course directly applies to creating great user experiences for Web sites, Web applications, software as well as user-interfaces of many other products.

The course will also expose you to the multidisciplinary nature of the user experience design process, design thinking, and the steps you can take to succeed. The course covers methods and strategies of six overlapping phases: problem identification, information collection, idea generation, prototyping, evaluation/testing, and implementation.

You will practice with assignments and through team discussions. Some assignments require high-fidelity design of Web applications.


 

Topics

  • Knowing the User, Intelligence Gathering
  • Idea Generation Methods and Strategies in Design
  • Application of Design Principles
  • Evaluating Prototypes, Iterations, User-Research

 

Additional Information

AI* - This course will encourage students to explore how modern AI technologies (e.g. Figma Make), can augment design thinking, rapidly expand ideation, and improve both the speed and fidelity of UX deliverables. 

Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Skills Needed:

  • Drawing applications (e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Fireworks, Google Drawings, OmiGraffle, Sketch, or a similar program). You will need access and some experience using.
  • Image processing applications such as Adobe Photoshop and ability to draw flowcharts and basic visual elements are highly recommended. The drawing is to communicate product design in high fidelity graphics.
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