User Experience (UX) Design: Introduction (Online)

Course Description

The key principles of solid UX design are: user centered, holistic, iterative, and data driven. Learn the process of creating human-centered designs that take into consideration the user’s needs along with client’s wants in order to create a product that is successful. Students navigate through the phases of the UX lifecycle (discovery, define, design, and evaluate) to meet the needs of the user audience.

Students define a problem space and conduct interviews with users for preliminary research to better understand pain points. This process results in deliverables such as personas, journey maps, or research reports. Explore a variety of techniques and methodologies including wireframing, prototyping, card sorting, and a variety of testing methods. Learn how User Experience techniques can be applied to a variety of settings, products, and experiences. / This class will set you up to take User Experience (UX) Design: Mobile Apps / Students will have access to the Adobe Creative Suite throughout the course.

This is the first course in the User Experience (UX) Certificate.

Open to students ages 18 and above. Review complete policies, including class cancellation policies, before completing your registration.

Course meeting details

This online course is asynchronous. There are no set class meeting times. Instead, the course is project-based, with 2 to 3 deadlines per week, and students can choose a time and place that works best for them to complete the work. Course activities may include readings, video demonstrations and tutorials, online discussions, projects, and critiques.
The instructor will have virtual office hours to answer questions and provide individualized feedback and guidance.

Prerequisites

Previous experience with Adobe Creative Cloud helpful, but not required.

Required materials

Supplies

• pen or pencil
• notebook or sketchbook
• USB drive or cloud storage option for saving work

Software

• Adobe Creative Cloud (provided by MCAD).
• Figma account (free). Accounts with additional features may cost between $3-$5 per month.

Hardware
A computer capable of running Adobe Creative Cloud software, with internet access, a camera or scanner to capture and upload work.

Class resources

This class uses Adobe Creative Cloud and Canvas, MCAD’s learning management system. Please see the link for more information.

Class savings

Register on or before August 11 and save $25.
Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).
Additional savings. Are you eligible?

Questions

Contact MCAD Continuing Education at continuing_education@mcad.edu or call 612.874.3765.