Udacity

Mobile Design and Usability for iOS (Udacity)

Offered by Udacity, Facebook,

Learn how to design an intuitive, user-centered mobile app. Featuring Facebook's experts in User Research and Product Design, this course walks you through the steps to design a new mobile product that puts users first. You'll learn how to use data collected from users to guide prototyping, and conduct user testing with a production app to guide a future redesign.

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This course is also available for Android - Mobile Design and Usability for Android.
User-centered design makes the user experience seem intuitive, and provides a better app experience for users of differing backgrounds and abilities. In this course, you'll learn how to adopt a user-centered design process to deliver the best possible app experience for your users.

What You Will Learn

Lesson 1
Designing for Usability

Learn how to conduct user research
Develop user types and use cases
Apply the data you've collected to guide prototyping

Lesson 2
Usability Testing

Learn about popular usability testing methods
Conduct user testing on an iOS app
Use insights gathered from users to guide a feature redesign

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