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About the Course

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

UK

Mar 26, 2022

It was so cool to learn new skills online and it was so understandable and thankfull to Google team, Courseera and the technology that helped people like me to get new skills flew in the blood stream.

KL

Oct 7, 2024

it helped me become aware of my own shortcomings and taught me to be sensitive towards myself and others as they are also humans and in their own journey! that is, if you look at the bigger picture ;)

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By Ankush D

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Dec 11, 2021

This was a great learning experience for an newcomer like me to this field of UX design. This course was well designed and organized. The mentor in this course are experienced and teach the concept in a easy manner. I would recommend this course as I got a detailed knowledge of introduction to UX Design and all other aspects of UX design a UX designer needs to know.

By Crystal A

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Jul 15, 2021

This course is very basic but it is exactly what it promises. I do undertsand that many complain about doing a portfolio when we dont yet have any UX work, but it helps to place in what you already have since a portfolio is a must to get a UX job. I really enjoyed a lot of the unexpected topics, such as imposter syndrome and learning about the Next Billion Users.

By Lydia J H

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Apr 14, 2021

As a complete beginner in UX design, this course is perfect to introduce you to everything you need to know about UX. It is nicely structured from knowing in details the career path you can take in this industry to building yourself in terms of your brand and connecting with others right now so you can slowly build yourself up as you get started in changing careers.

By Muhammad R K

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May 24, 2023

The best foundation course of UI/UX. Everything had such an elegant pace and teachers were easy to understand. The best thing about the course is the way topics are organized and placed in such a manner that whole course does not seem difficult. Even though it gets a little bit boring but it is foundation and theory always bores me but I got over it and it was fun.

By Amna M

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Nov 20, 2022

Best course to take to get into UX with no actual background. It tells your everything, from job opportunities to expectations upon entry-level designers and best of all it is understandable and easy to navigate through. My experience doing this course has been phenomenal, I have never taken a course that is a thorough and simple yet informative as Google's course.

By Jeswin

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Oct 20, 2023

This was an amazing course to get started in the field of UX design. The instructors are very great at what they do. You get to know the job opportunities as a Beginner in UX design. You get to learn industry ideologies such as accessibility, design thinking, user bias, design sprint etc. All of these were a new learning for me. Overall, it was an amazing journey.

By Swapnil P

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Dec 26, 2022

My overall experience so far is not limited to the above-mentioned topics and notes, they are many more, and I just can describe my experience so far as AWESOME, to be the first of seven upcoming courses.

Big thanks to the instructors Michael Dedrick, Shabnam Kashani, and the entire Google team for coming up with such an amazing course in partnership with Coursera.

By LisaD

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Nov 17, 2022

I love learning and I enjoyed this course. It's very easy to understand and formatted for anyone who really wants to learn. Most of all, I love the process of being able to learn at my own pace since I have a full time job and a busy life. I actually completed the first part ahead of the predicted time. Thank you to those who created it with the user in mind.

By Michael E

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Jul 31, 2022

It was such an amazing experience for me, having to take this course. Initial I was kinda skeptic about the whole thing but when I started, the first Instructor Michael made the Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design very easy to understand and the practicality simple. I am so happy taking this course and so excited to complete other six courses in UX Design.

By Alisha O

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Jul 6, 2022

This was an excellent way to kickstart my growing knowledge in the UX Design field! Before this course, I have barely any knowledge about what UX was, and now I have a very strong foundation in what it is and how UX designers around the world are making a huge impact on users globally, no matter who they are. I can't wait to join this growing team of superheroes!

By Christine C

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Mar 13, 2022

I loved the thorough overview of the career path potentiality, general processes, goals and ways to create a full brand along with your creditials. I feel like connnections and networking, job search etc should be covered again at the end of the courses again to really secure that skill. especially for people with zero experience to tlak about on their accounts.

By Mustafe M

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Nov 24, 2021

Firstly, I will not even bother to express how much I gained from and loved your ux design Course. There is no point in expounding upon how well organized it was, what a perfect balance of serious intent and good-humored fun it turned out to be, how impressive the participants were, and how much your generosity contributed. One of my favorite courses of all time.

By Brandalise

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Apr 18, 2021

The UX Design course from Google is exceptionally professional. Actually I did not expect that it would jump so in depth into different aspects of the UX field. Also highlighting how to build a professional career, building the right mindset and building confidence while enrolled. This course has structure and and prepares the student very well for the UX career.

By Kirtan K

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Jul 21, 2021

This course is completely for beginner in this course you will learn about all basic of UX Designer from basic theory to how to build portfolio and how to use social media as a UX Designer and some frameworks which is useful to you and some google employee will share their experience, so we can get an idea of work as a UX Designer from beginner level to expert.

By Bělohlávková T

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Apr 28, 2021

Great course for beginners.

Good info, but not overwhelming.

The speakers were easy to understand even for a non native speaker like myself and pleasant to listen to.

I truly appreciated the downloadable notes and videos.

I liked the pop up questions during the videos to see if I am paying attention.

Looking forward to learning more.

Thank you for this opportunity.

By Yesenia Q

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May 19, 2021

In a mere 4 weeks you learn the basics of UX design, I'd say its based on Google's design process. It's great though! The only thing I'd say is that they throw lots of information at once. Coming from a graphic design background I ended up learning many new things and my understanding of this topic grew. Take advantage of the resource material it's insightful!

By Miranda D

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Mar 28, 2022

A really great, comprehensive introduction to UX Design. Touched on a lot of important topics that really dig into what UX Design means. Importantly, the course gave me a good glance at what working as a UX designer could be like, which ultimately helped me make a firm decision on whether to continue with the course or not. I will be moving on to Course 2 :)

By Elvin W

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Aug 27, 2021

Course 1 was a fantastic introduction to the Google UX Design Course! The presenters were very clear, easy to understand and to the point. Even though I have been working in the industry for a number of years; I still learnt new and useful material, and the reference links were especially insightful for additional reading. I look forward to the next readings!

By Rebecca H

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Oct 15, 2022

This was a great introductory course to give a foundation of what user experience design is along with some key parts of the position. This was very helpful to learn about this before moving forward within the certificate program to see if this was a good fit for myself. Thank you for offering such an informative class. I cannot wait for the next course!

By Andrew H

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Apr 30, 2021

This is just an exceptional course. It started with a general explanation of what User Experience is and then just got more detailed while showing a solid path to becoming a knowledgeable beginner at UX Design. A comprehensive strategy is shown to help you develop the skills and show your personal branding to become a well-rounded and successful UX Designer.

By Isabella L

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Feb 8, 2023

A great foundation for UX design. I was able to complete it in about 2.5 weeks, loved that it is self-paced and allows users to study when they are able to. The course was very informative and the building blocks for UX design. Looking forward to utilizing these resources and newfound knowledge on the upcoming projects and real-world scenarios (eventually).

By Hamilton

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May 23, 2022

I have never been taught this well by any lecturer or teacher. This is easily broken down for understanding. Words can't tell. I used to think I had a hard time understanding teaching and that I needed more time than others, but this proves it depends on how the lecture is being passed/transmitted. Thank you, please keep up the good work. God bless you all.

By Rifdah P A

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Jan 26, 2022

The course was great especially for newbie UX Designer and those who wants to level up their career as a UX Designer. I find the Design Sprint part really interesting as it's something I haven't experienced and would love to do it in the future. The only downside is how the instructor doesn't blink most of the time and that makes me a little uncomfortable.

By Asim S

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Mar 24, 2024

The "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design" course by Google is exceptional. The instructors are incredibly knowledgeable, providing clear explanations and real-world examples. The content is accurate and up-to-date, and the interactive nature of the course enhances learning. Highly recommend for anyone interested in UX design. Great job, Google team!

By Mamotaz M

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Feb 13, 2024

A great introduction to UX design! I learned so much in such a short timespan. I was a bit hesitant because the course seemed so fast paced but honestly it works. Also there's no punishment for late assignments and you can retake tests, making sure you provide your best work. It didn't feel laborious and the activities are fun. It gets an easy 5/5 from me.