Introduction to User Experience Principles and Processes (Coursera)

Learners will also learn about the work involved in UX Design, including the generation of promising design solutions and the creation of prototypes at multiple levels of fidelity. By interleaving successive phases of UX Research and Design, learners will see how to learn from inevitable mistakes and improve towards a product with a great UX.
What You Will Learn

- The skills needed for UX research and design


- How UX researchers discover and assess user needs and assess possible designs


- How to conduct a micro-usability test


- How UX designers use sketching and prototyping to develop design concepts

- How to incorporate a user-centered focus into the design process


- Key features of human behavior and describe their impact on the design of interactive systems


- Techniques for critiquing and designing interactive systems based on human capabilities and behavior

Course 1 of 6 in the User Experience Research and Design Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1: What is UX? What are UX Research and Design?

WEEK 2: UX Design Overview

WEEK 3: How Do People Perceive Information?

WEEK 4: How Do People Act in the World?

WEEK 5: Design Heuristics

WEEK 6: Heuristic Evaluation and Course Wrap-up