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Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback. Current UX designers and researchers at Google will serve as your instructors, and you will complete hands-on activities that simulate real-world UX design scenarios. Learners who complete the seven courses in this certificate program should be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Define the field of UX and explain why it’s important for consumers and businesses. - Understand foundational concepts in UX design, such as user-centered design, the design thinking framework, accessibility, and equity-focused design. - Identify the factors that contribute to great user experience design. - Review common job responsibilities of entry-level UX designers and teams that they work with. - Explore job opportunities and career paths within the field of user experience. - Explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of a UX designer’s work. - Describe common UX research methods. - Identify and account for biases in UX research....

Top reviews

AA

Aug 19, 2022

It's a wonderful course that I've ever taken. I'm being proud of me that I've elected this particular course.

The way of taking their challenges (or tests) on a weekly basis had impressed me a lot.

LP

Apr 9, 2022

This course inspired me, before taking this course I have been used some UX Design communities, I have worked in Adobe XD Design. This course explains the right way and UX process. I like this mentor.

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By Agbo S

Aug 25, 2022

I didn't think I could enjoy a course as much as I enjoyed this one to be honest. I had my doubts at first but the moment I decided to open my mind, it became an amazing experience. I looked forward to learning more but I also knew when to take a break because it could mean I forget very important information. My favorite part of this course was learning about Bias being more aware of it, to be open-minded if I want to be a better designer.

By Megan K

May 2, 2021

This first month course in the UX design series through Google has been very encouraging in my journey to becoming a UX designer. I believe that they have an insightful and welcoming approach to building a solid UX design foundation, and I am very happy to have chosen this series of courses for reaching my goals. I feel confident in moving forward to the second month, and confident in knowing that this career choice is a perfect fit for me.

By Toshiro T N

Aug 29, 2024

The course is well structured, it contemplates from the beginning the possibilities that the specialty can offer, from how to get a good user experience, be equitable, the life cycle of projects and the professional journey. I liked it very much mainly because of the systematic and simple approach in each of the modules developed in this course, in addition to the description of the different branches in which a developer can specialize.

By Raufun N

Nov 29, 2023

Learned a lot about user-centered design, design sprints, and UX research, how to empathize with users, define their pain points, come up with ideas for design solutions, create wireframes, prototypes and many more. Hope that it will help me enter my first job.

Thank you, GOOGLE, for this prestigious certificate. I’m glad & with my best regards to Dr B. Shadrach; (Director: CEMCA; Commonwealth of Learning) to give me such an opportunity.

By Judith M

Jan 10, 2023

I have ADHD and have to concentrate twice as hard in order to learn, information is hard for me to absorb. I found learning this course through this program relatively easy, though I do have a suggestion. During the videos, it would be a great addition if there were subtitles at the bottom of the screen. Often, I can follow and allow more to sink in while I'm listening to what the person is saying as well as reading what they are saying.

By Niklas F

Jul 1, 2022

A very good foundation of UX Design. Didn't go too much into detail, but I expect the following courses to have much more depth on the methods and structures that I learned in this course. One critique point is that the quizzes are multi-select. That makes it very easy to absolve and the learning is less effective. But I can understand that it's more practical than someone actually controlling everything. So this won't affect my rating.

By Falohun L A

Oct 2, 2022

was a great way to kickstart my basic knowledge in User Experience, learnt everytiing about the Users, how they come first always, how to prioritize them and meet their needs and solve their problems also. Learnt about roles of entry level designers in industries and in the world at large. This is a great opportunity from google to the world and most especially to potential students all over the world who need this. Thank you Google!

By IDEAS N

Oct 18, 2021

Me gustó muchísimo. Siento que la información es de primera mano y de buena calidad, y de verdad que me motiva a seguir aprendiendo y a expandir mi universo de posibilidades. Desde pequeña supe que podía hacer cosas grandes e internacionales, después, con el pasar de la vida y la adultés un poco perdí el interés o el eje. Pero ahora me siento nuevamente en camino y de verdad creo que encontré finalmente mi lugar en el mundo. ¡Gracias!

By Shubham

Aug 13, 2023

Absolutely delightful and amazing experience going through the course material. Kudos to all the instructors at Google and Coursera team for putting together such an amazing and informative course. Thank you so so much! Super glad to have come across this and having learnt so many powerful insights about the field of User Experience Design, just in the Course 1 itself.

Do not hesitate, Go ahead and find out for yourself!

Good luck :D

By R C

Sep 10, 2022

Presents the fundamental concepts of UX design. This includes what a UX designer does, what is expected of them, how they fit into a team, the kinds of research that are utilized in UX design, and the principles required to produce user experiences that are equitable.

While you are not required to build anything for this first course, it does address the background knowledge needed to comprehend what UX is and how to design for users.

By 05_Samar K

May 27, 2022

User Experience Design” is often used interchangeably with terms such as “User Interface Design” and “Usability”. However, while usabilityOpens in a new tab and user interface (UI) designOpens in a new tab are important aspects of UX design, they are subsets of it – UX design covers a vast array of other areas, too. A UX designer is concerned with the entire process of acquiring and integrating a product, including aspects of branding, design, usability and function.

By Geetha M

Jun 17, 2023

Hii Google,

First of All, Thank you Google for introducing this course and being the reason for my Growthness. In Addition, I would like to say Special thanks to My brother I have known about this course because of You My Sibling.

Coursera was my first online course, and All the instructors are teaching very well. That's why I have enjoyed learning.

Everyone can learn UXdesign course easily like me.

Thanks& Warm Regards,

Geetha Mani

By Pazit D

Oct 20, 2022

I really enjoyed the course. It was not too complicated, yet provided all the required general knowledge in a thorough way. The reading material repeated some of the information provided in the videos and I like it since it made it easier to comprehend.  I also appreciate the knowledge tests at the end of each section. The google team was very pleasant in the video, spoke clearly and pleasantly.   Looking forward to the next one.

By Gil P

Mar 30, 2022

I really enjoyed my first weeks in this course! I started with some doubts about if this course model was right for me and during the lessons I realized that I was really satisfied with it. The speaker is very charismatic and well-spoken. The most difficult thing to learn was also the most interesting, how to build my portfolio and have an online presence. This first weeks were very inspiring and I will be continuing this course.

By Orko B

Oct 10, 2023

The course is taught by experienced UX designers and includes a variety of interactive activities and assessments. The course is also self-paced, so you can learn at your own speed. I highly recommend the Google Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design course to anyone who is interested in learning about UX design. The course is well-organized, informative, and engaging. It is also a great way to start a career in UX design.

By Ewa K

Nov 30, 2021

It is a well-structured course, full of practical information. I loved the self-review parts, I also found the brief testimonials of UX designers very interesting and supportive. But what I liked the most is the design sprint part, which allowed me to have a peek into a real UX design work. I will surely recommend this course to anyone who considers taking up a new career path and want to resolve if UX design is the right one.

By Morris L

Apr 11, 2021

I can't help feel invigorated, revitalized, and just out excited after taking this intro level course. It gave me insight and taught me things in a very engaging/interacting way. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a potential career shift or even if you have the experience already just take a look and see the creative insight from others along the way to help inspire you along your own personal journey.

By Alexandria

Feb 20, 2023

This was the perfect introduction to UX Design. Each week provides an in-depth understanding of what to expect as an entry-level designer. I truly felt that the curriculum provided such useful information that will prepare me for a successful future in UX. I was able to already start applying product design techniques to my company's product development approach. I am honestly eager to journey through the remaining program!!!

By Chris T

Dec 3, 2021

My experience was absolutely great!! I learned so much even though I already have year developing websites. Highly recommend for anyone getting started with UX Design. This course thought me the difference between User-Experience, End-user and User. I also learned that in UXDesign its very broad and a lot of opportunity from Visual Designer, Motion Designer, VR/AR Designer, UX Researcher, UXProgram, UXWritter, UXEngineer etc.

By Farzaneh H

Jul 27, 2022

it was a great opportunity for me to learn something new from an expert team, it has been about 6 months that I was wondering whether to start my new career path in product design or not, I think these courses is a true meaning of equity, which let all talented and interested people all around the world have such an interesting experience and have the opportunity to make their own career path. thanks to Coursera and Google.

By Son T

May 18, 2022

The course provides a good overview of the general themes of UX as in what it entails, what you'll be tasked to do as a UX designer, where the study comes from and where it is today. You'll also learn about the different methodologies used by teams throughout the UX phases to get a product from concept to completion. Overall, the course delivers on what its title suggests - a solid foundational knowledge of the field of UX.

By Parthasarathi R

Mar 30, 2022

this is a wonderful course to know what UX is and why it's important, what are the things UX designers do, how to make a digital precense, as for me, I am a non-English speaker, and I didn't often use English for day to day life, so my fluency level in English is not that good, even so, I can understand the contents Esaylly without much trouble. and Thank you Coursera for giving me this opportunity to enroll in this course.

By Milan M

Sep 23, 2024

I’d rate the Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design course 5/5. It provides a solid introduction to UX principles, covering key topics like design thinking, user research, and prototyping. The balance of theory and practical exercises is great for beginners. However, more hands-on projects or real-world case studies would improve the learning experience. Overall, it's an excellent foundation for starting in UX design.

By Seda J

Dec 28, 2022

It was a smooth and easy start as a beginner. Each step of the program was clear and easy to understand especially for those who are new to UX Design as I am. Supporting each lesson with examples and videos makes it easy to understand and mini quizzes help remember the terms better. Overall I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge about UX design or whoever wants to learn about it.

By Ineta Š

Jan 20, 2023

I really liked it - before I started I had a impression that I will only need to watch videos, but there is a lot of reading involved. I liked the tests where I needed to drag and drop correct answers - I learned a lot from that. The only thing is that - before starting this course I had been reading a lot about UX so a lot of things thought here I already knew. But as they say, repetition is the mother of learning. :D