Introduction to User Experience Design
What you'll learn
- After going through the course, you’ll be equipped with both the tools and the mindset needed to create an enjoyable, end-to-end user experience for your customer.
Requirements
- Although there are no pre-requisites to take the course, having a keen interest in design definitely helps. There is no need to have any knowledge of particular software or concepts you will be taught everything you will need to learn along the way.
Description
The course is perfect for anyone who is either looking for an introduction to user experience design or simply wishing to add to their existing skillset.
We’ll talk you through the process used by designers around the world, covering initial strategy and research all the way through to mapping customer journeys, creating wireframes and testing a prototype. We’ll cover the concepts, but also demonstrate the exercises and methods designers use daily to push products forward to make sure they’ll succeed and stand out.
After going through the course, you’ll be equipped with both the tools and the mindset needed to create an enjoyable, end-to-end user experience for your customer.
The course is a mixture of short video lectures, downloadable PDFs and exercises you can do at home in your own time and at your own pace. There are 33 lectures and each lecture has a corresponding set of notes. Try your hand at doing each method we cover - it will help you with your understanding of the design process.
Although there are no pre-requisites to take the course, having a keen interest in design definitely helps. There is no need to have any knowledge of particular software or concepts you will be taught everything you will need to learn along the way.
Who this course is for:
- The course is perfect for anyone who is either looking for an introduction to user experience design or simply wishing to add to their existing skillset.
Instructor
Amit Patel is a Toronto-born product manager currently freelancing and working on projects for number of clients in London, United Kingdom.
He has worked in startups (fin-tech, pharmaceutical) and industries such as banking and construction for companies such as Scotiabank, OVO Energy, and Crossrail. He has run design workshops in the past with companies such as The Economist and John Lewis.
He is currently building Experience Haus in London, United Kingdom - a new design school that hosts creative workshops, courses and events for the curious, and also connects students with mentors within the industry.
The Experience Haus philosophy is simple: learn by doing. Amit has taught various workshops and courses over the last few years and worked with over 1000 students during that time.