This UX course provides an introduction to the fields of UX research and design. Learners will gain an understanding of what is involved in UX research, including conducting interviews, evaluating systems, and analyzing systems using principles of good design. Learners will also learn about the work involved in UX Design, including the generation of promising design solutions and the creation of prototypes at multiple levels of fidelity. By interleaving successive phases of UX Research and Design, learners will see how to learn from inevitable mistakes and improve towards a product with a great UX.
Introduction to User Experience Principles and Processes
Introduction to User Experience Principles and Processes
This course is part of User Experience Research and Design Specialization
Instructor: Mark Newman
Sponsored by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
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What you'll learn
Understand the fields of UX design and UX research.
Understand design principles and best practices and their basis in human capabilities and behavior
Incorporate a user-centered focus into the design process
Skills you'll gain
- Human Centered Design
- Usability Testing
- Human Computer Interaction
- Design Research
- User Experience Design
- Experience Design
- User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
- Digital Design
- Creative Design
- Design Thinking
- Design
- Graphic and Visual Design
- Usability
- User Experience
- Interaction Design
- User Research
- User Centered Design
- UI/UX Research
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Taught in English
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This course is part of the User Experience Research and Design Specialization
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AR
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Reviewed on Jun 23, 2019
This course was well organized and more informative that I expected for an online course. I will continue taking the courses under this specialization.
JG
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Reviewed on May 24, 2020
Very well presented course. I took in alot of information. A little more guidance would have been helpful when completing the projects, but overall I am very pleased with this course and instructor.
NB
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Reviewed on Jun 7, 2020
The instructor for this course is phenomenal. Take this course no matter how little or much you already know regarding UX design, it will not dissapoint.
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