How to do UX research on a budget
What you'll learn
- Turning a business strategy into a research plan
- Choosing the right research methods for a problem
- How to do user research on no budget
- How to analyze data and turn it into something stakeholders will understand
Requirements
- Have an interest in design
- Have an interest in UX Research
Description
When you're starting a business, you create a plan: this is so you know what you're building, who's on your team, and what is the overall goal of your business. But that's only half of the equation.
How do you build products that users need, want, and will use?
This is where UX research comes into play. UX research is a way of understanding both user and business needs to allow designers, developers, researchers, and business stakeholders to create a product that users will love.
And building a research plan is essential in conveying all that information to the rest of the team.
But how do you know which research questions to address or what research methods to use?
That's what you'll learn in this course. I'll teach you not only how to turn goals into research questions, but also how to choose research methods that are effective for your research questions and how to turn this into a research plan that your stakeholders will love.
This course will also address many of the basics of UX research, which can then turn into a career if you want to become a UX Researcher.
Who this course is for:
- Business stakeholders looking to do research on a budget
- Startups where people are wearing multiple hats
- UX designers looking to understand UX Research
Instructor
Christopher is a Healthcare-focused UX designer and researcher. He graduated with a Masters in Human-Centered Computing from UMBC and has since worked as a UX fellow for the National Institutes of Health.
During that time, he acted as a liaison in conjunction with the Nielsen/Norman Group during their evaluation of a cancer research system as well as re-designing a cancer research tool for patient use.
He is currently a UX Specialist at Northrop Grumman, where he has designed for and led several UX projects from end-to-end with high profile clients.